XPRINT STRETCH statement

Purpose

Copy and resize a bitmap to a host printer page.

Syntax

XPRINT STRETCH hndl, id, (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) TO (x3,y3)-(x4,y4) [,mix, stretch]

Remarks

You can copy a complete bitmap, or a portion of it, to the host printer page, while resizing it to a larger or smaller size. The expression id is reserved for future compatibility, and must always be set to zero. The destination of the copy operation is the host printer page. The bitmap is automatically resized to fit the destination parameters. You must use care that your parameters are valid for the specified bitmaps, or results of the operation are undefined.

If the mix parameter is included, it is one of the values in the following table. If not included, a default of %MIX_COPYSRC is presumed. There are 8 mix modes available to use for mixing drawing colors with the colors which already exist at the at the drawing location. The mix mode equates are predefined in PowerBASIC.

%MIX_NOTMERGESRC	Pixel is the inverse of the MergeSrc color.
%MIX_NOTCOPYSRC	Pixel is the inverse of the source color.
%MIX_MASKSRCNOT	Pixel is a combination of the colors common to both the source and the inverse of the pixel.
%MIX_XORSRC	Pixel is a combination of the colors in the source and the pixel, but not in both.
%MIX_MASKSRC	Pixel is a combination of the colors common to both the source and the pixel.
%MIX_MERGENOTSRC	Pixel is a combination of the pixel color and the and the inverse of the source color.
%MIX_COPYSRC	Pixel is the source color (default).
%MIX_MERGESRC	Pixel is a combination of the source color and the pixel color.

If the stretch parameter is included, it is one of the values in the following table. If not included, or it is the value zero (0), the stretch mode is unchanged. An appropriate choice of stretch mode can substantially enhance the quality of bitmaps which are changed in size. The stretch mode equates are predefined in PowerBASIC.

The 4 stretch modes are:

%BLACKONWHITE	This is the default Windows stretch mode, and is most appropriate for monochrome bitmaps, or those with blocks of color. Performs a boolean OR of eliminated and existing pixels. It preserves black pixels at the expense of white pixels.
%WHITEONBLACK	Performs a boolean OR of eliminated and existing pixels. It preserves white pixels at the expense of black pixels.
%COLORONCOLOR	Deletes eliminated lines of pixels without trying to preserve their information.
%HALFTONE	This provides the highest quality for complex color bitmaps. The average color of the destination pixel block is kept approximately the same as the source pixel block.