Swift Cocoa: PrintOperation() with Sonoma does not work

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Created Aug ’24

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I have a Swift Coco program taht print a NSView. It work perfectly fine in Monterey but does show the print panel in Sonoma. I cannot find the problem. Here are the 4 errors: Failed to connect (genericPrinterImage) outlet from (PMPrinterSelectionController) to (NSImageView): missing setter or instance variable Failed to connect (otherPrintersLabel) outlet from (PMPrinterSelectionController) to (NSTextField): missing setter or instance variable Failed to connect (localPrintersLabel) outlet from (PMPrinterSelectionController) to (NSTextField): missing setter or instance variable Failed to connect (genericPrinterImage) outlet from (PMPrinterSelectionController) to (NSImageView): missing setter or instance variable

 func createPrintOperation() {
        let printOpts: [NSPrintInfo.AttributeKey: Any] = [
            .headerAndFooter: false,
            .orientation: NSPrintInfo.PaperOrientation.portrait
        ]
        let printInfo = NSPrintInfo(dictionary: printOpts)
        printInfo.leftMargin = 0
        printInfo.rightMargin = 0
        printInfo.topMargin = 0
        printInfo.bottomMargin = 0
        printInfo.horizontalPagination = .fit
        printInfo.verticalPagination = .automatic
        printInfo.isHorizontallyCentered = true
        printInfo.isVerticallyCentered = true
        printInfo.scalingFactor = 1.0
        printInfo.paperSize = NSMakeSize(612, 792) // Letter size

        // Create a print operation with the view you want to print , myPrintView is a NSView
        
        let printOperation = NSPrintOperation(view: myPrintView, printInfo: printInfo)
        
        // Configure the print panel
        printOperation.printPanel.options.insert(NSPrintPanel.Options.showsPaperSize)
        printOperation.printPanel.options.insert(NSPrintPanel.Options.showsOrientation)
        
        // Set the job title for the print operation
        let jobTitle = fact.nom_complet_f.replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "")
        printOperation.jobTitle = jobTitle

        // Run the print operation
        printOperation.run()
    }

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Answer 1

Lumpy Gravy OP

Aug ’24

I am pretty sure the four errors have nothing to to with your printing problem. They seem to be an issue inside the printer dialog, but nothing which prevents you from printing.

Are you sure myPrintView is valid?

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Answer 2

SL06 OP

Oct ’24

ChatGPt found the problem today, this code is working:

func createPrintOperation() {

        let printOpts: [NSPrintInfo.AttributeKey: Any] = [.headerAndFooter: false,.orientation : 1]  // set
        let printInfo = NSPrintInfo(dictionary: printOpts)
            
        printInfo.leftMargin = 0
        printInfo.rightMargin = 0
        printInfo.topMargin = 0
        printInfo.bottomMargin = 0
        
        printInfo.horizontalPagination = .fit
        printInfo.verticalPagination = .automatic
       
        printInfo.isHorizontallyCentered = true
        printInfo.isVerticallyCentered = true
        
        printInfo.scalingFactor = 1.0
        printInfo.paperSize = NSMakeSize(612, 792)   // letter
        printInfo.orientation = .portrait
        
        let printOperation = NSPrintOperation(view: PrintView, printInfo: printInfo)

        // Attempt to show paper size and orientation options
        printOperation.printPanel.options.insert(.showsPaperSize)
        printOperation.printPanel.options.insert(.showsOrientation)

        // Set the job title
        let jobTitle = fact.nom_complet_f.replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "")
        printOperation.jobTitle = jobTitle

        // Ensure the print operation runs on the main thread
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            printOperation.run()
        }

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