How-to: automatically Printing from FLASH without "Print Box" Pop-up window?

[actiontintoy]

hi guys,

i got a flash + OSX question, maybe someone can help me,
i'm working on a Adobe Flash (Flash version 9, actionScript 3) project, running on a MacOS X 10.4, on a core2duo iMac, it is connected to a printer (Xerox Phaser 6360).
- the flash will be displayed in full screen.
- it is a "create your own postcard- &- print it out" flash-based multimedia project.
- so Flash will need to print stuff.

issue is:
- everytime when something need to be printed, macOS X will prompt a "Print Box" pop-up window say Cancel or Print (see my jpeg below).
- so it might overlap on top of my Flash project, which is running full screen (so having the pop-up window overlapping my flash is no good).


so i need a solution to avoid this, any idea?
what i can think of are:
A- is there a way to avoid/by-pass this step? meaning a way not to show this?
or
B- or is there a shareware/way to "auto-click RETURN button" so even this screen appear it will be "auto-click" away.
or ..C?


i knew there is a Plug-in (or Xtra) for Macromedia Director called: Print-o-matic,
the URL is:
http://www.printomatic.com/products.cfm
it work well on the Director on Mac OS7, but they only made it for Director & Authorware, not Flash :-(
do you know something similar for Flash?



this is the pop-up Print Box window (before printing):



about the printer URL:
High speed color for high volume printing - Phaser 6360


hope i'm able to get a solution here.
thanks guys,


cheers,
tintoy

[Bocaj]

Why? I have virtual print drivers set as my defaults, so a pop up such as that is useful as i have to select my printer or the network printer, otherwise it just prints to .pdf

I just don't see the point in removing it as its a useful thing for some? unless it's a criteria requirement in some way?

[actiontintoy]

hi,

thanks for your reply.
if i'm setting this up for own home use where i got few printers to choose from, then it is surely very helpful.


but for my case, this is a Flash-based project for my client,
the program is "make your own postcard design, & print it out"
it is an iMac connected to the only printer.

the project will be placed in a exhibition hall where public such as student, kids will be using it.
So it is best that once user want to print, (when he click the "Print" button in my Flash program") it will print automatically.
currently this extra "printBox pop-up window" will appear, so this will give user such as kids/student more chance to "mess-up" the program (as they now have more thing/option to play/mess with).

my client has a old "almost the same program" done in Director + Mac OS 7, it has a Xtra called: Print-o-matic which allow it to print stuff by-pass this PrintBox window. so i'll be something like this for Flash.

[actiontintoy]

so does anyone got any solution for this issue?
which is:
able to print without showing the "print dialog box" pop-up window,
pr any other way to by-pass the pop-up window,
thanks.

BTW, i'm adobe Flash + mac OS X 10.4