GUI printing

[uthpalaw]

Hi , i created small gui frame and wanted to take a print out of that frame with all the contents. it was running successfully without any errors in my machine (xp service pack 3), but when i tried to run it another machine (xp service pack 2) with jre environment i couldn't take a hard copy , sheet is processing without any marks (blank paper). Can any one explain why this is happening..

Thanks,
Uthpala

[Eranga]

How did you run your application in the second machine, with the source or did you build the application?

[uthpalaw]

yes, i built the application, a * .jar file is running on second machine.

[DarrylBurke]

It looks rather like you might be making calls to Swing methods off of the EDT. To get better help sooner, post a SSCCE *

* SSCCE : Java Glossary

db

[uthpalaw]

what is this SSCCE ? i have no idea.

[Eranga]

Means this.

Short Self-Contained Compilable Example

Did you go through the link that Darryl post in his last post? Click on the second result on that page and read it.

[Eranga]

yes, i built the application, a * .jar file is running on second machine.

How did you run it and did you get any error messages ?

[uthpalaw]

no, i didn't get any error messages..

[Eranga]

So then post what you've done here to check.

[uthpalaw]

/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */

/*
 * SimplePrint.java
 *
 * Created on Jan 11, 2010, 4:29:16 PM
 */

package home.tess.ukw;

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

/**
 *
 * @author uthpalaw
 */
public class SimplePrint extends javax.swing.JFrame implements Printable {

    JFrame frameToPrint;

    static JFrame SP = new SimplePrint();
    /** Creates new form SimplePrint */
    public SimplePrint() {
        initComponents();
    }

    public SimplePrint(JFrame f){
        frameToPrint = f;

    }

    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
    private void initComponents() {

        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setTitle("Simple Print Form");

        jLabel1.setText("Hi Diluka");

        jButton1.setText("Print");
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addComponent(jLabel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 76, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                    .addComponent(jButton1))
                .addContainerGap(361, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(51, 51, 51)
                .addComponent(jLabel1)
                .addGap(65, 65, 65)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addContainerGap(132, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents

    private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButton1ActionPerformed
        // TODO add your handling code here:
        
//        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "hello");
        PrinterJob PJ   =   PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        //PageFormat PF   =   PJ.pageDialog(PJ.defaultPage());
        PJ.setPrintable((Printable) this);
        boolean doPrint = PJ.printDialog();

        //JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, doPrint);
        if(doPrint){
            try {
                PJ.print();
            } catch (PrinterException ex) {
                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, ex.getMessage());
           }
        }
    }//GEN-LAST:event_jButton1ActionPerformed

    public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
        if (pageIndex > 0) {
          return(NO_SUCH_PAGE);
        } else {
          Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
          g2d.translate(pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY());
          // Turn off double buffering
          //componentToBePrinted.paint(g2d);
          //frameToPrint.print(g);
          SP.print(g);
          // Turn double buffering back on
          return(PAGE_EXISTS);
        }
      }

    /**
    * @param args the command line arguments
    */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                
                SP.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables


}

here is the code i tried..

[Eranga]

Please use code tags when you posting again here in the forum. Unformated codes are really hard to read. If you don't know how to do it, please check on my forum signature. You can find the link to the relevant page.

[Eranga]

Is this initialized properly?

Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
          g2d.translate(pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY());

[uthpalaw]

no idea.... what do u suggest ?

[Eranga]

What I'm ask is that following values are set properly?

pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY()

[uthpalaw]

yes....... it's.......

[uthpalaw]

someone PLEASE HELP ME..... this is little bit urgent....