Re: printing the mirror image.

On 21 Oct 2003 20:30:03 -0700, mperona@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Mark Perona)
wrote:

>I've been asked to make changes to a graphics application that
>currently build output and sends it to the printer using a print
>library.  I've been asked to add functionality that will allow a user
>to print the mirror image of the text, graphics, and shapes. I thought
>the easiest way to do this was to allow the program to print the text,
>graphics, and shapes to the print device context as it currently does.
> Then create a dib from the printer device context, create a mirror
>image of the bitmap, and print the mirrored bitmap. Does this sound
>reasonable? If so, does anyone have sample code?

I believe StretchBlt will create a mirror image if you make one of the
arguments negative. See the Remarks section of the MSDN Library
reference for the function.

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