pcbnew: enhancement in printing function.

pcbnew/dialog_print_using_printer.cpp

@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ bool EDA_Printout::OnBeginDocument( int startPage, int endPage )
 /*************************************************************/
 {
     if( !wxPrintout::OnBeginDocument( startPage, endPage ) )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -699,11 +699,6 @@ void EDA_Printout::DrawPage()
     g_IsPrinting = TRUE;
     int bg_color = g_DrawBgColor;
 
-    // background color can left BLACK only when drawing the full board at once, in color mode
-    // Switch it to WHITE in others cases
-    if( s_Print_Black_and_White || ( !m_PrintFrame->PrintUsingSinglePage() ) )
-        g_DrawBgColor = WHITE;
-
     if( m_Print_Sheet_Ref )
         m_Parent->TraceWorkSheet( dc, ActiveScreen, 0 );
 
@@ -748,14 +743,29 @@ void EDA_Printout::DrawPage()
         s_PrintMaskLayer |= EDGE_LAYER;
 #endif
 
-    panel->PrintPage( dc, 0, s_PrintMaskLayer, s_PrintMirror );
+    g_DrawBgColor = WHITE;
+
+    /* when printing in color mode, we use the graphic OR mode that gives the same look as the screen
+    * But because the backgroud is white when printing, we must use a trick:
+    * In order to plot on a white background in OR mode we must:
+    * 1 - Plot all items in black, this creates a local black backgroud
+    * 2 - Plot in OR mode on black "local" background
+    */
+    if( ! s_Print_Black_and_White )
+    {
+        GRForceBlackPen( true );
+        panel->PrintPage( dc, 0, s_PrintMaskLayer, s_PrintMirror );
+        GRForceBlackPen( false );
+    }
+
+     panel->PrintPage( dc, 0, s_PrintMaskLayer, s_PrintMirror );
 
     g_DrawBgColor    = bg_color;
-    g_IsPrinting     = FALSE;
+    g_IsPrinting     = false;
     panel->m_ClipBox = tmp;
 
     SetPenMinWidth( 1 );
-    GRForceBlackPen( FALSE );
+    GRForceBlackPen( false );
 
     ActiveScreen->m_StartVisu = tmp_startvisu;
     ActiveScreen->m_DrawOrg   = old_org;

pcbnew/plothpgl.cpp

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void trace_1_pastille_OVALE_HPGL( wxPoint pos, wxSize size, int aOrient, int mod
 
     if( modetrace == FILLED )
     {
-        PlotRectangularPad_HPGL( pos, wxSize( size.x, deltaxy ),
+        PlotRectangularPad_HPGL( pos, wxSize( size.x, deltaxy+pen_diam ),
                                  aOrient, modetrace );
         cx = 0; cy = deltaxy / 2;
         RotatePoint( &cx, &cy, aOrient );

pcbnew/print_board_functions.cpp

@@ -51,18 +51,13 @@ void WinEDA_DrawPanel::PrintPage( wxDC* aDC, bool aPrint_Sheet_Ref, int aPrintMa
 
     m_PrintIsMirrored = aPrintMirrorMode;
     
-    if( ( g_DrawBgColor == BLACK ) && (GetGRForceBlackPenState( ) == false) )
-    {   // One can use the OR mode in this case, and we draw a black background to draw board in OR mode, like on screen
-        // But because black background are very expensive to draw, we draw in black only the minimun area.
+    // The OR mode is used in color mode, but be aware the backgroud *must be BLACK.
+    // In print page dialog, we first plrint in BLACK, and after reprint in color,
+    // on the black "local" backgroud, in OR mode
+    // the black print is not made before, only a white page is printed
+    if( GetGRForceBlackPenState( ) == false )
         drawmode = GR_OR;
 
-        EDA_Rect rect = frame->GetBoard()->m_BoundaryBox;
-        rect.Inflate( 2000, 2000 );  // Margin in 1/10000 inch around the board to draw the black background.
-        GRSetDrawMode( aDC, GR_COPY );
-        // draw in black the minimum page area:
-        GRFilledRect( &m_ClipBox, aDC, rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(),
-            rect.GetEnd().x, rect.GetEnd().y, g_DrawBgColor, g_DrawBgColor );
-    }
 
     /* Print the pcb graphic items (texts, ...) */
     GRSetDrawMode( aDC, drawmode );