Printing in Java 1.2 does not work (55584 again, more info) for large images

: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=290,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=302,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=313,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=325,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=336,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=348,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=360,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=371,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=383,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=394,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=406,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=417,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=429,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=440,width=468,height=13]
3: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=648]
*/

results of java -fullversion:
java full version "JDK-1.2-V"

system information:
i am using Windows 95, version 4.00.950 C with IE 4.0 4.72.3110.8
Pentium II, 266MHZ, 128M RAM. i am printing PostScript to an Apple LaserWriter
over our internal network. i also printed to a file and viewed the file with
GhostScript/GSView (same results). spool data format is RAW.
(Review ID: 55587)
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/*
 This cut down version is easier to follow
*/

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import java.awt.image.*;

public class TallImagePrinter extends Component implements Printable {

   Image img;

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      TallImagePrinter ip = new TallImagePrinter();
   }

   public TallImagePrinter () {

      img = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("BigImage.jpg");
      MediaTracker mt = new MediaTracker(this);
      mt.addImage(img, 0);
      try {
          mt.waitForAll();
      } catch (Exception e) {};
      PrinterJob printerJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
      printerJob.setPrintable(this);
   
      if (printerJob.printDialog()) {
          try {
              printerJob.print();
              System.err.println("finished printing!");
          } catch (PrinterException ex) {
          }
      }
      System.exit(0);
   }
   
   public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pi)
                               throws PrinterException {

      Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
      System.out.println(pi+": printing "+g2.getClipRect());
      // next line assumes page's imageable area is of equal height
      double transY = pf.getImageableHeight() * pi;
      if (transY >= img.getHeight(null)) {
         return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
      }
      g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
      
      g2.drawImage(img, 0, (int)-transY, null);
      return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
   }
}
Name: vi73552 Date: 04/26/99

(i already filed this, internal review ID = 55584). this is the same
but has more info on my system:

steps:
compile and run class below (put a large image called BigImage.gif into
the classpath).
expected behavior:
print image over more than one page
actual behavior:
only parts of the image print.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;


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

import java.awt.image.*;
import java.net.URL;

/**
* Simple application to print one particular image called BigImage.jpg. Displays the
* image, just to make sure the image is actually there and intact.
* expected behavior:
* print the image over three pages
* actual bahavior:
* only the bottom part of the image prints on page 1 and 2. in addition, it seems to
* be the wrong part of the image.
* page 3 prints fine for the most part.
* i tried different images (gifs, jpegs). all showed the same behavior. the last page (the
* one where only a small part of the image is drawn is the only one that prints fine (if
* one does not change the page margins).
* other things i noted:
* 1) images significantly smaller than the page seem to print fine, except when the
* margins are changed in the page dialog. if the margins are changed to minimum,
* only parts of the image are painted.
* 2) the painted parts are:
* sometimes the top (not repro-able when)
* always part of the bottom
* never the part in the middle
* 3) i experimented with drawing rects on top of the image.
* this results in the rects drawing where the image draws, too.
* where the image is missing, the rects are missing as well. drawing
* rects without an image is fine.
* 4) on the pages where only the bottom part prints, the rect at the bottom does
* not print. that leads me to the conclusion that the wrong part of the graphics
* is being drawn there.
*/

public class ImagePrinter implements Printable {

Image _printBuffer;

public static void main(String args[]) {
ImagePrinter ip = new ImagePrinter();
// set up frames and display image
ip.initFrames();
// print image
ip.printImage();
}

/**
* show a JFrame with the image and print it
*/
public void initFrames() {

// ----------------------------------------------------------
// setup code
// ----------------------------------------------------------
// create the desktop frame
JFrame desktopFrame = new JFrame();
desktopFrame.setSize(300, 300);
// create the desktop pane
JDesktopPane desktop = new JDesktopPane();
desktop.setDesktopManager(new DefaultDesktopManager());
desktop.setDoubleBuffered(false);

// and show everything to the user
desktopFrame.getContentPane().add(desktop);
desktopFrame.show();

desktopFrame.addWindowListener(
new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing (WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
});

// note: the following image must be in the classpath
URL url = getClass().getResource("BigImage.gif");
if (url != null)
// get the image to print
_printBuffer = desktopFrame.getToolkit().createImage(url);
else {
System.out.println("could not find image");
System.exit(-1);
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------
// the following code displays the image. it is not neccessary
// for the bug. just to make sure that nothing is wrong with
// the image.
// ----------------------------------------------------------
// create a really simple component that just draws the image
JComponent comp = new JComponent() {
public void paint(Graphics g) {
g.drawImage(_printBuffer, 0, 0, null);
}
};

// create an internal frame that shows the component
JInternalFrame frame = new JInternalFrame("print preview");
comp.setBounds(0, 0, 300, 300);
comp.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 300));
frame.setBounds(0, 0, 300, 300);
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 300));
frame.setResizable(true);
frame.getContentPane().add(comp);
desktop.add(frame);
frame.pack();
frame.show();
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------
// printing code (this is the important part). also see the
// print(...) method below.
// ----------------------------------------------------------
/**
* prints the _printBuffer. brings up page format and print dialogs.
*/
public void printImage() {

// get printer job
PrinterJob printerJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();

// Ask user for page format (e.g., portrait/landscape)
       PageFormat pf = printerJob.pageDialog(printerJob.defaultPage());

// set this as the printable
printerJob.setPrintable(this, pf);

// show print dialog and print
if (printerJob.printDialog()) {
try {
printerJob.print();
System.out.println("finished printing!");
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------
// Printable interface method.
// ----------------------------------------------------------
/**
* Printable interface method implementation.
* this prints the _printBuffer over several pages.
*/
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pi)
                             throws PrinterException {

Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
// debug
System.out.println(pi+": printing "+g2.getClipRect());
// adjust for page number
double transY = pf.getImageableHeight() * pi;
if (transY >= _printBuffer.getHeight(null)) {
return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
}
// set origin to printable origin
g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());

// draw the appropriate part of the image
g2.drawImage(_printBuffer, 0, (int)-transY, null);

// experiment: draw rects on top of image
g2.setColor(Color.black);
g2.drawRect(0, 0, 5, 5000); // a rect on the left
g2.drawRect(0, 0, 5000, 5); // a rect on the top
g2.drawRect(0, (int)pf.getImageableHeight()-6, 5000, (int)pf.getImageableHeight()-1); // a rect on the bottom
g2.drawRect((int)pf.getImageableWidth()-6, 0, (int)pf.getImageableWidth()-1, 5000); // a rect on the right

return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
}
}
/*
note: print generates the following output for an image that goes over 3 pages:

0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=648]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=83,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=95,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=106,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=118,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=129,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=141,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=152,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=164,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=175,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=187,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=198,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=210,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=221,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=233,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=244,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=256,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=267,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=279,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=290,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=302,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=313,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=325,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=336,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=348,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=360,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=371,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=383,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=394,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=406,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=417,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=429,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=440,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=452,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=463,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=475,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=486,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=498,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=509,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=521,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=532,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=544,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=555,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=567,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=578,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=590,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=601,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=613,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=624,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=636,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=648,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=659,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=671,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=682,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=694,width=468,height=12]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=705,width=468,height=13]
0: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=717,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=648]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=83,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=95,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=106,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=118,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=129,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=141,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=152,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=164,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=175,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=187,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=198,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=210,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=221,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=233,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=244,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=256,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=267,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=279,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=290,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=302,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=313,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=325,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=336,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=348,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=360,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=371,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=383,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=394,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=406,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=417,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=429,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=440,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=452,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=463,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=475,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=486,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=498,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=509,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=521,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=532,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=544,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=555,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=567,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=578,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=590,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=601,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=613,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=624,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=636,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=648,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=659,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=671,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=682,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=694,width=468,height=12]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=705,width=468,height=13]
1: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=717,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=648]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=72,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=83,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=95,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=106,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=118,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=129,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=141,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=152,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=164,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=175,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=187,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=198,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=210,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=221,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=233,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=244,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=256,width=468,height=12]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=267,width=468,height=13]
2: printing java.awt.Rectangle[x=72,y=279,width=468,height=12]
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