gramps/src/ReportBase/_PrintTools.py

#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
# Copyright (C) 2001-2006  Donald N. Allingham
#
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# $Id$

"Report Generation Framework"

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#
# standard python modules
#
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import os

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#
# Support for printing generated files
#
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def get_print_dialog_app ():
    """Return the name of a program which sends stdin (or the program's
    arguments) to the printer."""
    if os.sys.platform != "win32":
        for printdialog in ["/usr/bin/kprinter --stdin",
                            "/usr/share/printconf/util/print.py"]:
            if os.access (printdialog.split (' ')[0], os.X_OK):
                return printdialog
        return "lpr"
    else:
        return None

def run_print_dialog (filename):
    """Send file to the printer, possibly throwing up a dialog to
    ask which one etc."""
    app = get_print_dialog_app()
    if app:
        os.environ["FILE"] = filename
        return os.system ('cat "$FILE" | %s &' % app )