Native queues and dialogs

Platform Print Adapters

Keep one print API while honoring each desktop printing system.

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Parent systemPrintingTools

StatusActive

Modules3

RepositoryPrintingTools/PrintingTools

Capability

Windows Win32/XPS, macOS AppKit/Quartz, and Linux CUPS/GTK adapters discover queues, inspect capabilities, coordinate native dialogs, and respect sandbox or portal constraints.

01
Win32 spooler and XPS flows
02
AppKit and Quartz integration
03
CUPS, GTK, Flatpak, and Snap portals
04
Runtime adapter selection

How it composes

From intent
to working system.

Select

The Avalonia bootstrap chooses the platform adapter at startup.

Discover

Native services report queues, capabilities, defaults, and constraints.

Dialog

Platform UI gathers user ticket and destination choices.

Submit

The adapter renders and monitors the native print job.

Quick start

Adopt this
capability.

Start with the primary module, then add the related packages only when the application needs those layers. Replace VERSION with the current NuGet version.

dotnet add package PrintingTools.Windows

<PackageReference Include="PrintingTools.Windows" Version="VERSION" />

<PackageVersion Include="PrintingTools.Windows" Version="VERSION" />

AppBuilder.Configure<App>()
    .UsePlatformDetect()
    .UsePrintingTools(options =>
    {
        options.EnablePreview = true;
        options.DiagnosticSink = Console.WriteLine;
    });