Hotkey to print Report in preview mode?

rbuser

Hi,

Just asking, can I define a hot key to print a report in preview mode?

Regards
Tan Kun Wei

digitalmetaphors

Yes, you should be able to do this in a descendent preview class that you
can register. There is a new key catcher object in the preview which began
in RB 7.01. However, if the focus is in the text search or outline controls,
then it doesn't work which appears to be a bug we'll work on. If the focus
is on any of the other controls of the preview it should work just fine
though. Here is a simple example that uses the F8 key to print the report.
The print dialog should appear when F8 is pressed.

unit HotKeyPrintPlugin;

interface

uses
Classes, Windows,
ppPreview;

type

TmyHotKeyPrint = class(TppPreview)
public
procedure KeyDown(var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState); override;

end;

implementation

{ TmyHotKeyPrint }

procedure TmyHotKeyPrint.KeyDown(var Key: Word; Shift: TShiftState);
begin

inherited KeyDown(Key, Shift);

if (Shift = []) and (Key = VK_F8) then
Print;

end;

initialization
TppPreviewPlugIn.Register(TmyHotKeyPrint);

finalization
TppPreviewPlugIn.UnRegister(TmyHotKeyPrint);


end.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

"Jim Bennett \(Digital Metaphors\)"

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

This bug has been logged but has not been addressed yet in 7.03. Thanks for
your patience.

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rbuser

"Nico Cizik \(Digital Metaphors\)" wrote

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

We went ahead and researched this bug today and fixed it. This fix will be
available for the next release of ReportBuilder.

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rbuser

"Nico Cizik \(Digital Metaphors\)" wrote