org.daisy.dotify.api.embosser

Interface EmbosserProperties

All Known Subinterfaces:

Embosser

public interface EmbosserProperties

Provides an interface for common embosser related properties.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	EmbosserProperties.PrintMode Regular printing or multi-page printing

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	supports8dot() Returns true if this embosser supports 8 dot braille
boolean	supportsAligning() Returns true if this embosser supports aligning.
boolean	supportsDuplex() Returns true if this embosser supports duplex printing
boolean	supportsPrintMode(EmbosserProperties.PrintMode mode) Returns true if this embosser supports magazine layout.
boolean	supportsVolumes() Returns true if this embosser has some method for volume handling
boolean	supportsZFolding() Returns true if this embosser supports z-folding.

Method Detail

supportsVolumes

boolean supportsVolumes()

Returns true if this embosser has some method for volume handling

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports volumes

supports8dot

boolean supports8dot()

Returns true if this embosser supports 8 dot braille

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports 8 dot braille

supportsDuplex

boolean supportsDuplex()

Returns true if this embosser supports duplex printing

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports duplex printing

supportsAligning

boolean supportsAligning()

Returns true if this embosser supports aligning. This indicates that rows can be padded with whitespace to move the text block horizontally using the value returned by getMaxWidth. Should return true for all physical embossers, since they all have a finite row length.

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports aligning, false otherwise.

supportsZFolding

boolean supportsZFolding()

Returns true if this embosser supports z-folding. This indicates that, if tractor paper is used, the embosser can emboss every other paper upside down with the rear side up so that pages are ordered face up as they fold naturally in the output stack.

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports z-folding, false otherwise.

supportsPrintMode

boolean supportsPrintMode(EmbosserProperties.PrintMode mode)

Returns true if this embosser supports magazine layout. This indicates that the embosser can reorder pages and emboss two pages side-by-side on the same side of the paper (and two more on the other side), so that a readable document is created by stapling and folding the output stack in the middle.

Parameters:

mode - the print mode

Returns:

returns true if this embosser supports magazine layout, false otherwise.