Save Bitmap / Print dialog

From the Save Bitmap and Print dialogs, a bitmap of traces and other tool windows can be saved or printed.

Save Bitmap dialog

In the Save Bitmap dialog, you can choose what to save in an image file.

Content Selection

Windows - selects which windows to save to a bitmap file. The entire window as shown on screen (including title bar and status bar) will be saved.
Individual Results - selects which trace windows and tool windows to save.

Only the first window/result selected will be saved unless the bitmap format chosen is TIFF. In this case, the selected windows/results will be saved as separate images in a single TIFF file.

Be aware that some image editing programs only know how to view the first image in a TIFF file.

Other controls

Save button: prompts the user for a file name and then exports the selected images to the file.

The bitmap may be corrupted on systems which meet one of these conditions:

limited amount of graphics memory
graphics memory has been consumed by a large number of open windows
non-standard video encoders or drivers installed

The saved bitmap may be missing all or part of the desired screen area, or the bitmap may be scrambled. You may be able to work around this problem using alternate methods ("Print Screen" key, or the "Snipping Tool"). However, these may also fail depending on the original cause of the problem.

Print dialog

In the Print dialog, set up how the trace area is to print. All the settings, except Content Selection, are remembered, even when the VSA application is stopped and restarted.

The Print dialog is composed of multiple collapsible sections. Click the name of a collapsible section to open and close the section.

Printer Selection

Using the Name dropdown box, select among the printers currently installed on your computer.

Content Selection

Windows: allows you to select which windows to print and prints the entire window except the title bar, menu bar, and status bar. The printed page will include visible traces and any docked tool windows, including the marker window.
Individual Results: prints only the selected traces and tool windows. Each view is printed on a separate page by default. To print more than one trace on a page, set the Traces/page parameter to a value greater than 1.

Page Options

Paper
- Size: specifies a paper size to print on
- Source: specifies the printer tray to use
Page margins (inches): sets up margins from the four edges of the page

Layout Options

Orientation: selects landscape or portrait page orientation. Some traces will fit better in one orientation than the other.
Scaling
- Maintain aspect ratio: When Maintain aspect ratio is selected, the trace area is expanded until it reaches the maximum width or height of the page, whichever happens first. The image maintains the same aspect ratio as shown on the computer screen.
- Stretch to fit: When Stretch to fit is selected, the trace area is expanded both horizontally and vertically to fill the whole page. The font size does not change.
Trace Layout
- Traces/page: specifies the number of traces to print per page. Some of the available selections are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 16 traces per page.
- Trace margin (inches): sets the separation between traces when Traces/page is greater than one.

Headers

Page Headers: sets the text for the left, center, and right page headers. Type your own header text or select one of the header variables. Multiple header variables can also be combined with your own text.

The available header variables are as follows:
- ${AppName} - the current text in the 89600 VSA main window title bar
- ${Date} - the current date
- ${Time} - the current time
- ${DateTime} - the current date and time
Show Trace Headers: When Show Trace Headers is cleared, the trace title will not be shown in the trace printout. This parameter is applicable only when Content Selection is set to Individual Views.

Preview

A preview of the printout is available when the Preview collapsible section is opened. The print preview window contains functionality that searches for text within the printout, copy selected text, zoom in and out, and change the way page are laid out in the preview window.

Clicking the Full size preview button opens a separate, resizable dialog that contains a print preview window.

Other controls

Print button: prints the traces with the current settings
Show window titles: when selected, the printed trace includes the trace tab. When cleared, only the trace contents are printed.
Force white background: When this is selected, the background will be white. Very light colors will print black so they can be seen.

When Force white background is cleared, the trace area is printed using colors exactly as they appear on the screen.

Large areas of black do not print well on inkjet-style printers. If your printer is an inkjet-type, your print quality will be better if Force white background is selected.