Maybe this will get you started.
#! perl -slw
use strict;
use Win32::Printer;
use constant {
WIDTH => 7,
HEIGHT => 8.5,
};
my $prn = new Win32::Printer(
## Page size in inches 7" wide, 8 1/2" high
unit => 'in', width => WIDTH, height => HEIGHT,
) or die "$!, $^E";
## Used to position the text vertically
my $hieght = 0;
## For various different font sizes
for my $fontsize ( 10 .. 30 ) {
## Select that font
my $font = $prn->Font('Arial Bold', $fontsize );
## CALCRECT return the hieght of the text to be drawn (without dra
+wing it).
## CENTER the text horizontally between 0 and WIDTH (in units from
+ above)
$hieght += $prn->Write(
'Hello, world.', 0, $hieght, WIDTH, HEIGHT, CENTER | CALCRECT
);
## So use that to position the bottom left corner
## Then draw the text for real
$prn->Write(
'Hello, world. ' . $fontsize, 0, $hieght, WIDTH, HEIGHT, CENTE
+R
);
}
## Start a second page
$prn->Page;
## Draw a few rectangles to fit the paper
$prn->Rect( $_, $_, WIDTH - ($_*2), HEIGHT - $_*2 )
for map{ $_ /2 } 0 .. WIDTH / 2; ## Steps of 1/2 inch
## Close and print it.
print $prn->Close;
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