Cross-Platform .NET Printing

PrintingTools

PrintingTools delivers printer discovery, native dialogs, preview generation, pagination, diagnostics, and managed/vector print output across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Overview

Understand the package split, platform model, and the end-to-end print workflow.

 Installation

Set up the right packages, prerequisites, and native dependencies for each platform.

 Avalonia Quickstart

Wire `UsePrintingTools`, open preview UI, and submit a print job from a real window.

 Headless Quickstart

Generate previews or PDF output in test harnesses, CI, and service-style workflows.

Documentation Sections

Concepts

Architecture, session lifecycle, pagination, preview models, and diagnostics fundamentals.

 Guides

Scenario-driven docs for UI integration, harnesses, migration, and troubleshooting.

 Platforms

Adapter-specific behavior, deployment notes, and support expectations for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

 Advanced

CI validation, golden metrics, release packaging, and extension points for power users.

 Reference

Package maps, namespace indexes, docs pipeline details, and project-level operational reference.

 API Documentation

Generated .NET API pages for the six ship-ready assemblies that make up PrintingTools.

Package Families

Package Purpose
PrintingTools Avalonia bootstrapper that picks a platform adapter and wires shared options into the app startup path.
PrintingTools.Core Contracts, sessions, pagination, preview models, rendering helpers, and diagnostics.
PrintingTools.UI Optional Avalonia page setup and preview controls.
PrintingTools.Windows / PrintingTools.MacOS / PrintingTools.Linux Native or platform-aware adapters for queue discovery, capabilities, dialogs, and print submission.

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