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#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XPrinter_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_awt_XPrinter_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XPrinterPropertySet_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XPrinterPropertySet.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_PrinterException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/awt/PrinterException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_IllegalArgumentException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/lang/IllegalArgumentException.idl>
#endif

#ifndef __com_sun_star_awt_XDevice_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/awt/XDevice.idl>
#endif


//=============================================================================

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module awt {

//=============================================================================

/** represents a virtual printer.

	<p>All properties are vetoable properties.
    If you change the properties between a call to
    <member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::startPage</member> and a call
    to <member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::endPage</member>,
    a <type scope="com::sun::star::beans">PropertyVetoException</type> is
    thrown.</p>
 */
published interface XPrinter: com::sun::star::awt::XPrinterPropertySet
{
	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** puts the job into the printer spooler.

		<p>This call may block the thread. So release all resources
		(mutex, semaphore, etc.) before this call.</p>
	 */
	boolean start( [in] string nJobName,
			 [in] short nCopies,
			 [in] boolean nCollate )
			raises( com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException,
					com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** notifies the printer spooler that the job is done and printing
		starts.

        @see terminate
	 */
	void end()
			raises( com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** stops the current print job.

		<p>If the method
        <member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::end</member>
        is called beforehand, then this call does nothing. If you call
		<member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::terminate</member>
        in or before the call to
		<member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::start</member>,
		<member scope="com::sun::star::awt">XPrinter::terminate</member>
        returns <FALSE/>. This call must not block the thread.</p>

        @see end
	 */
	void terminate();

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** begins with a new page.
	 */
	com::sun::star::awt::XDevice startPage()
			raises( com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException );

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** ends the current page.
	 */
	void endPage()
			raises( com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException );

};

//=============================================================================

}; }; }; };

#endif