Syntax of printjob.orientation()

You can also scale the clip as well to fit the page and then switch it back afterward.

> Thanks for the link. I read it and it still states that
> "PrintJob.orientation()" is read-only. It will be set to
> whatever the user has selected from the print dialogue
> box that appears.

Exactly. The PrintJob class does *not* provide an out-of-the-box way to
override the user's orientation settings.

> So, from my understanding, you would have to have
> your printable items laidout both as landscape and
> portrait so that you could print them as the user wants.

Or ... you can rotate your printable items just before invoking
PrintJob.addPage() -- then rotate them back.


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Mike,

Thanks for the link. I read it and it still states that "PrintJob.orientation()" is read-only. It will be set to whatever the user has selected from the print dialogue box that appears. This dialogue box is not generated in Flash but is your system's default print dialogue box. You may then use this information to setup your printing area as appropriate to the user's preference.

So, from my understanding, you would have to have your printable items laidout both as landscape and portrait so that you could print them as the user wants. But you cannot set the orientation property from within Flash, you can only read it in from the options that the user has selected.

Tim

Not sure what your question is. Are you using the PrintJob() class? If you are then the "orientation" property is read-only. You can't set it within Flash.

Tim