A-Shell Reference

Print Directives

Below is a list of all the available print directives, with links to extended descriptions for each.

Directive	Description	Directive	Description
Totpages (%#)	Total pages in document	SETBRUSH	Sets line thickness and style for filling
BIN	Specifies paper bin or tray	SETFONT	Sets font
DUPLEX	Sets DUPLEX options	SETMAPMODE	Sets position for subsequent drawing
ELLIPSE	Draws ellipse	SETOPTION	Enables various printing options.
ESCAPE	Passes raw ESC codes	SETPEN	Sets drawing line thickness and style
IMAGE	Inserts image	SETPENEX	Extended version of SETPEN
LINETO	Draws a line	SETTEXTALIGN	Sets alignment method
META	Embeds meta data	SETTEXTCOLOR	Sets text color
METAFILE	Inserts metafile	SETTRANSFORM	Transforms the coordinate space.
MOVETO	Positions cursor	SETVMI	Sets vertical spacing
ORIENTATION	Sets landscape or portrait	TEXTCENTER	Outputs and centers a line of text
PAPERSIZE	Sets paper size	TEXTINDENT	Variation of TEXTOUT for indents
PASSTHROUGH	Sets printer mode	TEXTOUT	Outputs a line of text
PDFX	Controls PDF generation	TEXTRIGHT	Outputs a line of text right justified
POLYGON	Draws a polygon	TEXTRECTANGLE	Output multiline text into rectangle
RECTANGLE	Draws a rectangle	XOFFSET, YOFFSET	Makes minor positioning adjustments
RESETFONT	Restores original font.	XORIGIN, YORIGIN	Defines offset from paper corner
RESETLPP	Resets lines-per-page value	XMDATA, XMFIELDS	Controls XTEXT mail merge
SETBKCOLOR	Sets background color	XTEXT	Prints text or RTF file into rectangle

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