The result of printing was ugly with drawString after
setColor( new Color(0,0,0,200)).

1. Configration
  1.1 OS : Windows95(OSR2), IE4.01
  1.2 JDK ver. : Kestrel build-P
  1.3 Printer
     (1) Fuji Xerox Laser Press 4150 PSII(Postscript printer)
         (Driver: win85/98 Postscript driver(Adobe PS Ver. 4.2.6))
     (2) Canon Laser shot LBP 730 (Page printer)
         (Driver: Canon Lips4 Win95/98 driver ver. 6.3)

2. Reproduction

 Please use the attached file, PrintImage.jar
 
 1.1 Process
   
   1) Set your printer "Default printer"
   
   2) Execute "java -jar PrintImage.jar"
      -> Canvas will appear, and display "PrintSample!"
         
   3) In menu, Select "File" - "PrintTest1"
      -> Print Dialog will appear
      
   4) Click "OK"
      -> Printing Job will start
      
   5) In menu, Select "File" - "PrintTest2"
      -> Print setup Dialog will appear
      
   6) Click "OK"
      -> Print Dialog will appear
           
   7) Click "OK"
      -> Printing Job will start
      
     
   As to the results of printing, "Printtest1" was ugly, and
   "Printtest2" was good.
    
3. Source code
  Please see the attached files , PrintImage.java and PrintImageCanvas.java.

Name: yyT116575 Date: 02/06/2001


java version "1.3.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_01, mixed mode)

In jdk 1.3 the workaround with set property
sun.java2d.print.pipeline=pdl only works for colors without
a alpha component. For colors with a alpha component the bug
also occured, if the property sun.java2d.print.pipeline=pdl
is set. Without setting the property the bug occurs on every
printing using colours. If you print only in grey-scales there
is no problem. I found no effect with the PaperFormat (I have a german WIN-NT System with DIN-A4 as default Page-Size).

The bug occured on every Printer I have tested:
HP LaserJet 4050 T PCL 6
HP LaserHet 4000 Series PCL 6
HP DesignJet455CA(E/A0)
QMS magicolor 2 DeskLaser
(Review ID: 116432)
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