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Revision as of 19:03, 30 November 2012

The printer was added in the ComputerCraft 1.42 update. The printer is placed next to a computer, and allows for printing text onto paper with any color of ink.


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Usage

To use a printer, place it adjacently but not diagonally next to a computer (left, right, top, bottom, front, or back side). Place any color ink in the single left slot, and paper in any of the top slots.

If you are using blocks to pull/insert items from the printer the different slots are available from these sides: Paper tray is accessible from the top, output paper tray is accessible from the front or bottom, and the ink slot is accessible from the back or sides.

GUI of the Printer

Peripheral Functions

printer stands for the variable you wrapped the printer to. Example: printer = peripheral.wrap( "right" )

Method name Description
printer.newPage() Starts a new page. Returns true if page got started, false if not.
printer.endPage() Ends the page and prints the page to the output tray. Returns true if page was ended, false if not.
printer.write(text) Writes text to the paper, works the same way as term.write()
printer.setPageTitle(text) Sets the title of the page.
printer.getPaperLevel() Returns the amount of paper available in the paper tray.
printer.getInkLevel() Returns the amount of ink in the ink slot.
printer.getCursorPos() Returns the coordinates of the cursor on the paper, works the same way as term.getCursorPos()
printer.setCursorPos(x, y) Sets the cursor pos, works the same way as term.setCursorPos()
printer.getPageSize() Returns the size of the paper, works the same way as term.getSize()