NT 4.0 / Service pack 3,
Using HP 4M Plus printer on the network.



Thanks,

Rip
(Review ID: 49129)
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Name: dbT83986 Date: 01/06/99


I am experiencing 15 minute print times if I have just one image in my print job.


1. Steps: Just invoke printing programatically using a JComponent that implements the Printable interface.

2. Source code:

package ps.somepackagename;

import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Cursor;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.Font;

import java.awt.print.Printable;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
import java.awt.print.Paper;

import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;

import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.ToolTipManager;
import javax.swing.JToolTip;


public class DgmComponent extends JComponent implements Printable
    {

// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .


    /**
     * Start the printing programatically.
     */
    public void print(SomePrintInvokingChild child)
        {
        double width = (double) getWidth();
        double height = (double) getHeight();

        // Add room for the diagram title.
        // Font font = someObject.getFont();
        int fontHeight = 16; // font.getSize();
        height += 3 * fontHeight;

        Paper paper = new Paper();
        paper.setSize(width, height);
        paper.setImageableArea(0.0, 0.0, width, height);

        PageFormat pf = new PageFormat();

        pf.setPaper(paper);

        PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        String jobName = "The Title ..."; // someObject.getTitle();
        if (jobName != null)
            {
            pj.setJobName(jobName);
            }

        pj.setPrintable(this, pf);

        if (pj.printDialog())
            {
            try
                {
                pj.print();
                }
            catch(Exception e)
                {
                }
            }
        }

    /**
     * Printable.print():
     */
    public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex)
        {
        // Page index 0 corresponds to page 1.
        if (pageIndex > 0)
            {
            return(NO_SUCH_PAGE);
            }

        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
        g2.translate(pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY());

        // Font font = someObject.getFont();
        int fontHeight = 16; // font.getSize();

        String title = "The Title ..."; // someObject.getTitle();
        if (title != null)
            {
            g2.setColor(Color.black);
            g2.drawString(title , 0, fontHeight);
            }

        g2.translate(0, 3 * fontHeight);

        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .

        // Similar to paint code in some other object:
g2.setPaint(Color.white);
g2.fillRect(0, 0, 400, 400);
g2.setPaint(Color.black);
g2.drawRect(0, 0, 400, 400);
        
g2.setPaint(Color.white);
g2.fillRect(200, 200, 100, 100);
g2.setPaint(Color.black);
g2.drawRect(200, 200, 100, 100);


// With the following image code commented out, the print time is
// less than 15 seconds. With it enabled, the print time is fifteen
// minutes.
        Image image = // This is where I load the .gif image: someObject.getImage();
        if (image != null)
            {
            // I usually give it a valid ImageObserver but null yields
            // the same result for this test.
            //
            // g2.drawImage(image, 220, 220, someObject.imageLoader);
            g2.drawImage(image, 220, 220, null);
            }
        

        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .
        // .



        return(PAGE_EXISTS);
        }



// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .
// .

    }

3. Errors messages: none

4. Trace information: printing the graphics context on multiple calls to print():

---------------------------------------
WITHOUT IMAGE:

DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.PeekGraphics[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=255
    ,g=255,b=255]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.awt.windows.WPathGraphics[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=255
    ,g=255,b=255]]

---------------------------------------
WITH IMAGE:

DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.PeekGraphics[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=255
    ,g=255,b=255]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color [r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]
DgmComponent.print():
     sun.java2d.ProxyGraphics2D[font=java.awt.Font[family=dialog
    ,name=Dialog,style=plain,size=12],color=java.awt.Color[r=0,g=0
    ,b=0]]

5. Additional configuration information:

JDK 1.2 final,