# Gtk::PrintOperation prints only first page **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\ **Created:** [January 17, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-printoperation-prints-only-first-page/82079 "2007-01-17T10:14:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-printoperation-prints-only-first-page/82079/1 "2007-01-17T10:14:32Z")
greetings, i print the pages on Gtk::PrintOperation’s ‘draw-page’ signal, and since i don’t know how many pages i’m going to print, i’ve n\_pages set to 1 before the first page, and i increase that from ‘draw-page’ if there’s more pages to go. this works fine if ‘print preview’ was selected from PrintOperation’s run, but only the first page is printed when ‘print’ is selected. it looks like ‘draw-page’ does not get called when in print mode. devs, please confirm this, and if so, please make ‘print’ as it is in ‘print preview’ thanks, regards, balint ---
**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-printoperation-prints-only-first-page/82079/2 "2007-01-18T14:27:27Z")
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**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-printoperation-prints-only-first-page/82079/3 "2007-01-18T15:29:06Z")
Hi, In [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) “Re: [ruby-gnome2-devel-en] Gtk::PrintOperation prints only first page” on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:26:08 +0200, Dobai-Pataky Bálint [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > i figured out, i’ll have to save my cairo context generated in PrintOperaion’s > paginate, and reuse it in draw-page, but i don’t know how to clone it. > i searched rcairo for a proper Cairo::Context.new, but found out that it needs > a surface first, and i got stuck there. > if anyone has any ideas how should i transfer the Cairo::Contexts from paginate > to draw-page, please help me out. You can’t clone a Cairo::Context. You need to reuse your drawing operations instead of Cairo::Context. I can’t have any advice until you show us your sample script. (I hope the sample script is as small as possible.) ## Thanks, kou * * * Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join [SourceForge.net](http://SourceForge.net)’s Techsay panel and you’ll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash [http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV](http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV) ---
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