Printing with android and Ipad

Solar2D Native builds
#21

The activity plugin takes a text message, an image and a  URL.  Not every activity can use all of them. I doubt the activity plugin would print a link (if it did, it’s just going to be text.

Here is the tutorial for this:  https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/03/17/tutorial-utilizing-the-activity-popup-plugin-ios/

if (UI\_USER\_INTERFACE\_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) { [pic presentFromBarButtonItem:self.printButton animated:YES completionHandler:completionHandler]; } else { [pic presentAnimated:YES completionHandler:completionHandler]; } }

On the iPad, the box that lets you select the printer has to have a point where it radiates out from.  When you use “presentFromBarButtonItem”, it’s expected that you are using a native Button Bar to drive this.  There is an option to use:  presentFromRect instead.  In this case you just need to create a CGrect object (doens’t have to display anything).   Maybe something like:

CGRect \*spot = new CGRectMake(0, 0, 10, 10);

then

if (UI\_USER\_INTERFACE\_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) { [pic presentFromRect:spot animated:YES completionHandler:completionHandler]; } else { [pic presentAnimated:YES completionHandler:completionHandler]; } }

or something like that (untested)

Rob

#22

Hi Rob, Thanks for the reply, I got that, but in option with presenrFromRect there is one more parameter I.e inView. What shall be mention there? I am sorry actually I new with native coding. Regards Varun

#23

Have you tried it with out specifying “inView”.  It may be optional.

Rob

#24

Hi Rob,

Yes I tried without inView but its compulsory .

#25

You of course are treading into areas I don’t have a lot of experience in, but I would go here:

https://github.com/coronalabs/plugins-source-native-popup-activity/blob/master/ios/Plugin/IOSActivityNativePopupProvider.mm

This is the source code for our Activity popup which uses the same iPad methods.  There is an example of getting the view in there.

Rob

#26

Will this also work for a bluetooth connected printer? Or will it not matter if its bluetooth or wifi?

Warren

#27

If the OS can print to the printer, then it should.

Rob

#28

Will this also work for a bluetooth connected printer? Or will it not matter if its bluetooth or wifi?

Warren

#29

If the OS can print to the printer, then it should.

Rob