Build : 'N'
OS : Sol2.6, 2.7 (95/98/NT ok)

The app below fails to draw the 2nd instance of the drawString call on Solaris but ok on Win32.

However if the 2nd instance of drawString was placed immediately following another drawString but preceding a draw method the string will be painted.

import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;

public class ViewPrint extends Panel implements Printable, ActionListener {


   final static Color bg = Color.white;
   final static Color fg = Color.black;
   final static float scaleFactor = 72f/1000f;
   final static Font fnt = new Font("Times",Font.PLAIN, 12);
   final static Button button = new Button("Print");


   public ViewPrint() {
     setBackground(bg);
      button.addActionListener(this);
   }


   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      if (e.getSource() instanceof Button) {
         PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
         printJob.setPrintable(this);
         if (printJob.printDialog()) {
            try {
               printJob.print();
            }
            catch (Exception PrintException) {
               PrintException.printStackTrace();
            }
         }
     }
   }

   public void paint(Graphics g) {
     super.paint(g);
     Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
     drawShapes(g2);
   }

   public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pi) throws PrinterException {

      if (pi >= 1) {return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;}

      Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
      //translate by margin width and height
      g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());

      drawShapes(g2);
      return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
   }

   public void drawShapes(Graphics2D g2){
      Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
      // scale 1" = 1000' with negative y to flip y axis to "normal"=increasing up
      AffineTransform atScale = AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(scaleFactor, -scaleFactor);
      // Use the font defined above
      g2.setFont(fnt);
      g2.setPaint(new Color(0,0,0));
      g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1f));

      //imageable area of this Panel. Not right for printed page, but it works.
      int iw = getWidth();
      int ih = getHeight();

      // put origin in center
      g2.translate(iw/2, ih/2);
      //draw axis
      g2.draw(new Line2D.Float(-iw/2,0f,iw/2,0f));
      g2.draw(new Line2D.Float(0f,-ih/2,0f,ih/2));

      //draw box centered at origin, 72 units square
      //it will be 1" on paper, 72 pixels on the screen
      r.x = -36; r.y = -36; r.width = 72; r.height = 72;
      g2.draw(r);
      g2.drawString("Unscaled", 36, -36);
      
      
      // scale 1" = 1000' with negative y to flip y axis to "normal"
      g2.transform(atScale);
      //reset font and line width
      BasicStroke bs = (BasicStroke)g2.getStroke();
      bs = new BasicStroke(bs.getLineWidth()/scaleFactor);
      g2.setStroke(bs);
      g2.setFont(g2.getFont().deriveFont(atScale));
    
      //draw box centered at origin, 4000' square
      //it will be 2" on paper, 144 pixels on the screen
      r.x = -2000; r.y = -2000; r.width = 4000; r.height = 4000;
      g2.draw(r);
      g2.drawString(".Scaled", 2000, 2000);
   }


   public static void main(String s[]){

      WindowListener l = new WindowAdapter() {
       public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}
       public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}

     };

      Frame f = new Frame();
      f.addWindowListener(l);
      Panel panel = new Panel();
      f.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, panel);
      f.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, new ViewPrint());
      panel.add(button);
      f.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, panel);
      f.setSize((int)(72*6.5), 72*9);
      f.show();
   }

}