[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(PreviewMetaFile), "previewmetafile.ico")]
public class PreviewMetaFile : ScrollableControl, IDropTarget, ISynchronizeInvoke, IWin32Window, IBindableComponent, IComponent, IDisposable

Remarks

You can use this control to create customized preview windows

Constructors

PreviewMetaFile()

Constructor, initialization of the control

Declaration

public PreviewMetaFile()

PreviewMetaFile(IContainer)

Constructor required by Windows.Forms

Declaration

public PreviewMetaFile(IContainer container)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IContainer	container

Fields

OnMail

Event to modify mail parameters before sending

Declaration

public SendMailEvent OnMail

Field Value

Type	Description
SendMailEvent

OnPageSetup

Event to launch when the user click page setup icon

Declaration

public AlterReportEvent OnPageSetup

Field Value

Type	Description
AlterReportEvent

OnReportParams

Event to launch when the user click report parameters icon

Declaration

public AlterReportEvent OnReportParams

Field Value

Type	Description
AlterReportEvent

OptimizeWMF

Windows Metafile optimization

Declaration

public WMFOptimization OptimizeWMF

Field Value

Type	Description
WMFOptimization

ProgressCancel

When the window is processing a report it stores if the user canceled the report

Declaration

public bool ProgressCancel

Field Value

Type	Description
bool

prdriver

Internal print driver

Declaration

protected PrintOutNet prdriver

Field Value

Type	Description
PrintOutNet

Properties

AutoScale

Determines how the page is scaled to the window

Declaration

public AutoScaleType AutoScale { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
AutoScaleType

EntirePageCount

Draw multiple pages at a time, on modern high resolution monitors, two vertical standard pages can fit on screen at a readable scale

Declaration

public int EntirePageCount { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

EntireToDown

When multiple pages are drawn (EntirePageCount), if you set this property the path to draw them will be from top to bottom

Declaration

public bool EntireToDown { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

MetaFile

MetaFile to process

Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
public MetaFile MetaFile { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
MetaFile

Page

Get or set current page, first page index is 0.

Declaration

[Browsable(false)]
public int Page { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

PagesDrawn

Number of pages drawn, when the mode is full page and EntirePageCount is greater than one.

Declaration

public int PagesDrawn { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

PreviewScale

Get or set scaling index, setting this property will automatically set also the AutoScale to AutoScaleType.Custom

Declaration

public float PreviewScale { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
float

ProgressPageCount

When the window is processing a report it stores the number of pages processed

Declaration

public int ProgressPageCount { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

ProgressRecords

When the window is processing a report it stores the number of records processed

Declaration

public int ProgressRecords { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Methods

Dispose(bool)

Declaration

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	disposing

Overrides

Control.Dispose(bool)

LastPage()

Draws the last page

Declaration

public void LastPage()

NextPage()

Draws the next page

Declaration

public void NextPage()

PriorPage()

Draws the prior page

Declaration

public void PriorPage()

ReDrawPage()

Internal main procedure performing the draw of the page at selected scale

Declaration

protected void ReDrawPage()

RefreshPage()

Redraws current page

Declaration

public void RefreshPage()

SetDriver(PrintOutNet)

Override print driver

Declaration

public void SetDriver(PrintOutNet newdriver)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PrintOutNet	newdriver

SetMetaFile(MetaFile)

Internal procedure initializing data when setting metafile, it draws also the first page

Declaration

protected void SetMetaFile(MetaFile meta)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MetaFile	meta

WorkProgress(int, int, ref bool)

Force the event OnWorkProgress, used internally while processing a report

Declaration

public void WorkProgress(int records, int pagecount, ref bool docancel)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	records	Current number of records processed
int	pagecount	Current number of pages processed
bool	docancel	Reference variable, then it is set to true the report will be cancelled

Events

OnPageDrawn

Event launched each time a page is drawn

Declaration

public event PageDrawnEvent OnPageDrawn

Event Type

Type	Description
PageDrawnEvent

OnWorkProgress

Event launched while processing the report, you can use it to provide information to the user

Declaration

public event MetaFileWorkProgress OnWorkProgress

Event Type

Type	Description
MetaFileWorkProgress

Implements

IDropTarget

ISynchronizeInvoke

IWin32Window

IBindableComponent

IComponent

IDisposable