I am trying to use the FitPictureToMargins(p.650 Visual Basic Programmer's Reference) sub, but it doesn't quite work for me.

I have a form that contains a PrintPreviewControl on it.

In my Form_Load event I assign a module level PrintDocument object to a PrintPreviewControl's document property.

I then have a sub that loads a module level Image variable with a bitmap file saved on disk, and then calls the PrintPreviewControl's InvalidatePreview method.

In the PrintDocument_PrintPage event I first draw a rectangle to e.Marginbounds (so I can see the margins for testing), then I call the FitPictureToMargins sub. Finally I draw the module level image object using the e.Graphics.DrawImage method.

The problem is that although the image is rescaled when drawn to the graphics, it doesn't quite fit in the margins. I believe this has something to do with the units used in the rectangles. The bitmap is using pixels I assume, and according to the help, e.MarginBounds uses 1/100 inch. I have tried converting the width and height of the image to inches (using the e.graphics.dpiX and .dpiY) before passing to the FitPictureToMargins with no luck. I have also tried changing the e.Graphics.PageUnit to inch and then converting all units passed to the FitPictureToMargins to inches with no luck as well. I am pretty stumped.

Maybe I am missing something obvious here? I am pretty new to GDI+ so feel free to ask the obvious questions.

Avery

Hi Avery,

If you email me (RodStephens@vb-helper.com) your zipped project I'll take a look.

Rod


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I figured this out. Your call to DrawImage looks like this:

    g.DrawImage(_testImage, 0, 0)

Here you have not included the image's width or height. When you do that, it draws the image using its "physical size" so it's the same size whether you're drawing on the screen, a printer, or something else. At least in theory. In this case, however, the program has fiddled with the Graphics object's transformation so it doesn't work out so well.

Try this:

    g.DrawImage(_testImage, 0, 0, _testImage.Width, _testImage.Height)

Now the code indicates explicitly what size to give the image so it doesn't try to get smart. The program's transformation scales it nicely so it fits where you'd expect.

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That solved it Ron!

Thanks for the help.

Avery