use_printer_metrics property

CompatibilityOptions.use_printer_metrics property

Use Printer Metrics To Display Documents.

@property
def use_printer_metrics(self) -> bool:
    ...

@use_printer_metrics.setter
def use_printer_metrics(self, value: bool):
    ...

Remarks

Printer Metrics may differ depending on drivers used. For instance, Windows “Microsoft OpenXPS Class Driver 2” and “Microsoft Print to PDF” provide slightly different metrics. Therefore, the final document’s layout may change if this option is enabled.

Examples

Shows how to optimize the document for different versions of Microsoft Word.

def test_optimize_for(self):
    doc = aw.Document()
    # This object contains an extensive list of flags unique to each document
    # that allow us to facilitate backward compatibility with older versions of Microsoft Word.
    options = doc.compatibility_options
    # Print the default settings for a blank document.
    print('\nDefault optimization settings:')
    ExCompatibilityOptions._print_compatibility_options(options)
    # We can access these settings in Microsoft Word via "File" -> "Options" -> "Advanced" -> "Compatibility options for...".
    doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'CompatibilityOptions.OptimizeFor.DefaultSettings.docx')
    # We can use the OptimizeFor method to ensure optimal compatibility with a specific Microsoft Word version.
    doc.compatibility_options.optimize_for(aw.settings.MsWordVersion.WORD2010)
    print('\nOptimized for Word 2010:')
    ExCompatibilityOptions._print_compatibility_options(options)
    doc.compatibility_options.optimize_for(aw.settings.MsWordVersion.WORD2000)
    print('\nOptimized for Word 2000:')
    ExCompatibilityOptions._print_compatibility_options(options)

@staticmethod
def _print_compatibility_options(options):
    enabled_options = []
    disabled_options = []
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.adjust_line_height_in_table, 'AdjustLineHeightInTable', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.align_tables_row_by_row, 'AlignTablesRowByRow', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.allow_space_of_same_style_in_table, 'AllowSpaceOfSameStyleInTable', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.apply_breaking_rules, 'ApplyBreakingRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.auto_space_like_word95, 'AutoSpaceLikeWord95', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.autofit_to_first_fixed_width_cell, 'AutofitToFirstFixedWidthCell', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.balance_single_byte_double_byte_width, 'BalanceSingleByteDoubleByteWidth', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.cached_col_balance, 'CachedColBalance', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.conv_mail_merge_esc, 'ConvMailMergeEsc', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.disable_open_type_font_formatting_features, 'DisableOpenTypeFontFormattingFeatures', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.display_hangul_fixed_width, 'DisplayHangulFixedWidth', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_autofit_constrained_tables, 'DoNotAutofitConstrainedTables', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_break_constrained_forced_table, 'DoNotBreakConstrainedForcedTable', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_break_wrapped_tables, 'DoNotBreakWrappedTables', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_expand_shift_return, 'DoNotExpandShiftReturn', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_leave_backslash_alone, 'DoNotLeaveBackslashAlone', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_snap_to_grid_in_cell, 'DoNotSnapToGridInCell', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_suppress_indentation, 'DoNotSnapToGridInCell', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_suppress_paragraph_borders, 'DoNotSuppressParagraphBorders', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_use_east_asian_break_rules, 'DoNotUseEastAsianBreakRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_use_html_paragraph_auto_spacing, 'DoNotUseHTMLParagraphAutoSpacing', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_use_indent_as_numbering_tab_stop, 'DoNotUseIndentAsNumberingTabStop', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_vert_align_cell_with_sp, 'DoNotVertAlignCellWithSp', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_vert_align_in_txbx, 'DoNotVertAlignInTxbx', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.do_not_wrap_text_with_punct, 'DoNotWrapTextWithPunct', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.footnote_layout_like_ww8, 'FootnoteLayoutLikeWW8', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.forget_last_tab_alignment, 'ForgetLastTabAlignment', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.grow_autofit, 'GrowAutofit', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.layout_raw_table_width, 'LayoutRawTableWidth', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.layout_table_rows_apart, 'LayoutTableRowsApart', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.line_wrap_like_word6, 'LineWrapLikeWord6', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.mw_small_caps, 'MWSmallCaps', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.no_column_balance, 'NoColumnBalance', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.no_extra_line_spacing, 'NoExtraLineSpacing', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.no_leading, 'NoLeading', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.no_space_raise_lower, 'NoSpaceRaiseLower', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.no_tab_hang_ind, 'NoTabHangInd', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.override_table_style_font_size_and_justification, 'OverrideTableStyleFontSizeAndJustification', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.print_body_text_before_header, 'PrintBodyTextBeforeHeader', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.print_col_black, 'PrintColBlack', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.select_fld_with_first_or_last_char, 'SelectFldWithFirstOrLastChar', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.shape_layout_like_ww8, 'ShapeLayoutLikeWW8', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.show_breaks_in_frames, 'ShowBreaksInFrames', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.space_for_ul, 'SpaceForUL', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.spacing_in_whole_points, 'SpacingInWholePoints', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.split_pg_break_and_para_mark, 'SplitPgBreakAndParaMark', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.sub_font_by_size, 'SubFontBySize', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.suppress_bottom_spacing, 'SuppressBottomSpacing', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.suppress_sp_bf_after_pg_brk, 'SuppressSpBfAfterPgBrk', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.suppress_spacing_at_top_of_page, 'SuppressSpacingAtTopOfPage', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.suppress_top_spacing, 'SuppressTopSpacing', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.suppress_top_spacing_wp, 'SuppressTopSpacingWP', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.swap_borders_facing_pgs, 'SwapBordersFacingPgs', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.swap_inside_and_outside_for_mirror_indents_and_relative_positioning, 'SwapInsideAndOutsideForMirrorIndentsAndRelativePositioning', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.transparent_metafiles, 'TransparentMetafiles', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.truncate_font_heights_like_wp6, 'TruncateFontHeightsLikeWP6', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.ui_compat_97_to_2003, 'UICompat97To2003', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.ul_trail_space, 'UlTrailSpace', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.underline_tab_in_num_list, 'UnderlineTabInNumList', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_alt_kinsoku_line_break_rules, 'UseAltKinsokuLineBreakRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_ansi_kerning_pairs, 'UseAnsiKerningPairs', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_fe_layout, 'UseFELayout', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_normal_style_for_list, 'UseNormalStyleForList', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_printer_metrics, 'UsePrinterMetrics', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_single_borderfor_contiguous_cells, 'UseSingleBorderforContiguousCells', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_word2002_table_style_rules, 'UseWord2002TableStyleRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_word2010_table_style_rules, 'UseWord2010TableStyleRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.use_word97_line_break_rules, 'UseWord97LineBreakRules', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.wp_justification, 'WPJustification', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.wp_space_width, 'WPSpaceWidth', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    ExCompatibilityOptions._add_option_name(options.wrap_trail_spaces, 'WrapTrailSpaces', enabled_options, disabled_options)
    print('\tEnabled options:')
    for option_name in enabled_options:
        print(f'\t\t{option_name}')
    print('\tDisabled options:')
    for option_name in disabled_options:
        print(f'\t\t{option_name}')

@staticmethod
def _add_option_name(option, option_name, enabled_options, disabled_options):
    if option:
        enabled_options.append(option_name)
    else:
        disabled_options.append(option_name)

See Also

• module aspose.words.settings
• class CompatibilityOptions