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<refentry id="cde.XPRINT.dtpdm">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>dtpdm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>user cmd</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname><command>dtpdm</command></refname>
<refpurpose>Print Dialog Manager to provide
printer-specific GUIs
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>dtpdm</command>
<arg choice="opt">-vdisplay <replaceable>vdpy</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-window <replaceable>vwid</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-pdisplay <replaceable>pdpy</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-pcontext <replaceable>pcid</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para><command>dtpdm</command> is the Print Dialog Manager (PDM) that is
invoked by the Print Dialog Manager Daemon (<command>dtpdmd</command>) to
provide printer-specific GUIs on behalf of a printing application. It is
a process separate from the print server.
</para>
<para>At an application&rsquo;s request <command>dtpdm</command> posts to
the user&rsquo;s display a set of printer-specific dialogs that enable the
user to configure a variety of printer options.
</para>
<para>The <command>dtpdm</command> program provides a setup dialog to X printing
applications that allows the user to set printer specific and job specific
options. The setup dialog appears to be part of the application, but it is
actually managed by the <command>dtpdm</command> on behalf of the application.
It is capable of providing dialogs in all locales for which there exist applicable
message catalogs.
</para>
<para><command>dtpdm</command> presents a dialog containing
the printer name and description plus an <literal>XmNotebook</literal>
widget. This widget contains two tabs: one for the Printer
Setup Box and one for the Job Setup Box. Each of these boxes provides
controls that allow for configuration of various printing options.
</para>
<para>The <command>dtpdm</command> dialog also contains three pushbuttons
labelled <literal>OK</literal>, <literal>Cancel</literal>, and <literal>Help</literal>. When the user presses <literal>OK</literal>, <command>dtpdm</command> dismisses the dialog and sets the newly configured printing options
in the current print context (via <function>XpSetAttributes</function>).
When the user presses <literal>Cancel</literal>, <command>dtpdm</command>
dismisses the dialog and makes no changes to the print context.
</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Printer Setup Box</title>
<para>The Printer Setup box presents options specific to the currently selected
printer. The options presented may vary in other PDM implementations. The
printer setup options presented by <command>dtpdm</command> are as follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Printer Information</term>
<listitem>
<para>Provides information about the X Printer. The information consists of the
printer model and the document
format used to generate documents sent to this X Printer.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Page Orientation</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies how the output will be oriented on the page. The orientation options
presented in the menu depend on the printer, but up to four orientations
are possible: portrait, landscape, reverse portrait, and reverse landscape.
An icon adjacent to the <literal>Options</literal> menu presents a graphical
illustration showing the current selection.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Printed Sides</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies single or double-sided printing. The actual choices available depend
on the printer, but up to three choices are possible: simplex, duplex, and
tumble. An icon adjacent to the <literal>Options</literal> menu presents
a graphical illustration showing the current selection.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Tray</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the printer tray from which the media will be drawn. The
<literal>Auto-select</literal> tray option is available
for all printers. Selecting this
option indicates no preference as to which tray to use. Remaining Tray selections
are dependent on the printer.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Page Size</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the media size for printing. The entries in this list box depend on
whether the <literal>Loaded in Printer</literal> or <literal>All Sizes</literal>
radio button is selected.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Loaded in Printer</term>
<listitem>
<para>Provides a list of the media sizes currently available on the printer. If the
current <literal>Tray</literal> option is <literal>Auto-select</literal>,
the user will see all media sizes available in all of the printer&rsquo;s
trays. If a specific tray is selected, only the media size loaded in that
tray will be shown. Information on which media size is available in which
tray is provided by the system administrator via the
<literal>input-trays-medium</literal> attribute.
If the system administrator does not provide this information,
the <literal>Loaded in Printer</literal> radio button will be inactive.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>All Sizes</term>
<listitem>
<para>Provides a list of all supported media sizes available for the printer. If the
user selects this button, the <literal>Tray</literal> option is set to
<literal>Auto-select</literal>. This button is provided for the following situations:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If the system administrator has not specified
which sizes are loaded in the printer
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If a desired media size is not loaded and the printer
prompts for the requested size
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If the output never reaches an actual printer (for
example, when printing to a file)
</para>
</listitem></itemizedlist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>Job Setup Box</title>
<para>The Job Setup box presents options specific to the spooler controlling
the printer. The options presented may vary in other PDM implementations,
depending on the spooler. The job setup options presented by <command>dtpdm</command> are as follows:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Send Mail When Done</term>
<listitem>
<para>Instructs <command>dtpdm</command> to send an email message to the user
when the job is completed.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Banner Page Title</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the text the user wants to appear on the banner page of the
output.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Print Command Options</term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies command line options and arguments that the user wants to
pass to the spooler. <command>dtpdm</command> performs no parsing of this
field. All parsing and argument validation is performed by the underlying
spooler.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>The following options are available:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><literal>-vdisplay</literal> <emphasis>vdpy</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the display connection to the Video X-Server.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>-window</literal> <emphasis>vwid</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the window id on the Video X-Server to which the PDM&rsquo;s
dialogs should be posted as transient windows.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>-pdisplay</literal> <emphasis>pdpy</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the display connection to the Print X-Server.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>-pcontext</literal> <emphasis>pcid</emphasis></term>
<listitem>
<para>Specifies the print context id on the Print X-Server. The PDM uses
this id to gain access to the print context being used by the requesting
application.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</title>
<para>The Dt Print Dialog Manager uses the environment variable
<systemitem class="environvar">LANG</systemitem> to identify
the location of its localized message file.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>RESOURCES</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>ACTIONS/MESSAGES</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>RETURN VALUES</title>
<para>The return values (defined as integer constants in
<filename>Dt/dtpdmd.h</filename>) are as follows:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term><literal>PDM_EXIT_OK</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDM is telling the PDMD that the user selected <literal>OK</literal>
to dismiss the PDM.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>PDM_EXIT_CANCEL</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDM is telling the PDMD that the user selected
<literal>CANCEL</literal> to dismiss the PDM.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>DM_EXIT_VXAUTH</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDM is telling the PDMD that it did not have proper authority to
make a display connection on the Video X-Server.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>PDM_EXIT_PXAUTH</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDM is telling the PDMD that it did not have proper authority to
make a display connection to the Print X-Server.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><literal>PDM_EXIT_ERROR</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDM is telling the PDMD that it encountered an error.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>all other values</term>
<listitem>
<para>The PDMD treats all unknown return values the same as
<literal>PDM_EXIT_ERROR</literal>. Such return values
are likely from uncontrollable exit conditions
often found in other libraries (for example, untrapped XIO errors from libX).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>ERRORS/WARNINGS</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>FILES</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>EXAMPLES</title>
<para>None.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><function>dtpdmd</function>1</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>