win32::printer help needed

blenkhn has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I would like to use win32:printer to format a page for output on a dotmatrix printer.

using the write command how do I center the text on each other?

For example how would I center vertically the following 2 lines? I would also like to use 2 different fonts and sizes.
Hello World!
Planet Earth, Milky Way

Can you also explain what the $w is for, it is not explained in the documentation. $dc->Write2($text, $x, $y, $w, [$flags, [$indento, [$hspace, $vspace]]]); Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

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Re: win32::printer help needed by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Apr 09, 2008 at 19:23 UTC
Use the `Write()` (not `Write2()`), and specify the `CENTER` format flag. You could use either the string mode (And set x to 0; Y to line number * font hieght in pixels) or the Draw mode and specify the bounding box where you want the text centered. See also the `Fit()` method which will do some of the calculations for you. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: win32::printer help needed by blenkhn (Acolyte) on Apr 10, 2008 at 14:53 UTC
Can you give me an example? It would be very much appreciated.	[reply]