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 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
    com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::startPage() and a call
    to com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::endPage(),
    a com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException 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
        com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::end()
        is called beforehand, then this call does nothing. If you call
        com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::terminate()
        in or before the call to
        com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::start(),
        com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter::terminate()
        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 );

};


}; }; }; };

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