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Graphics

Loads a program into memory that allows Windows 2000 to print on a printer the displayed contents of the screen when you are using a color or graphics adapter.

graphics [type] [[drive:][path] filename] [/r] [/b] [/lcd] [/printbox:std | /printbox:lcd]

Parameters

type

Specifies the type of printer. The following list shows each valid value for this parameter and a brief description of its meaning:

Parameter

Description

color1

An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with black ribbon

color4

An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with RGB (red, green, blue, and black) ribbon

color8

An IBM Personal Computer Color printer with CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) ribbon

hpdefault

Any Hewlett-Packard PCL printer

deskjet

A Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printer

graphics

An IBM Personal Graphics printer, IBM Proprinter, or IBM Quietwriter printer

graphicswide

An IBM Personal Graphics printer with an 11-inch wide carriage

laserjet

A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer

laserjetii

A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II printer

paintjet

A Hewlett-Packard PaintJet printer

quietjet

A Hewlett-Packard QuietJet printer

quietjetplu

A Hewlett-Packard QuietJet Plus printer

ruggedwriter

A Hewlett-Packard RuggedWriter printer

ruggedwriterwide

A Hewlett-Packard RuggedWriterwide printer

thermal

An IBM PC convertible Thermal Printer

thinkjet

A Hewlett-Packard ThinkJet printer

[drive:][path] filename

Specifies the location and name of the printer profile that contains information about all supported printers. If this parameter is omitted, Windows 2000 looks for a file called Graphics.pro in the current directory and in the directory that contains the Graphics.com file.

/r

Prints the image as it appears on the screen (white characters on a black background) rather than reversed (black characters on a white background). The latter occurs by default.

/b

Prints the background in color. This switch is valid for color4 and color8 printers.

/lcd

Prints an image by using the liquid crystal display (LCD) aspect ratio instead of the CGA aspect ratio. The effect of this switch is the same as that of /printbox:lcd.

/printbox:std | /printbox:lcd

Selects the printbox size. You can abbreviate printbox as pb. You should check the first operand of the printbox statement in your Graphics.pro file and specify the /printbox:std switch if that operand is std or the /printbox:lcd switch if that operand is lcd.