FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_13"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_13-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 11.3-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux granite 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
I have verified the problem on both 32-bit and 64-bit environments.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
A StackOverflowError occurs when printing in landscape orientation with a scaled and transformed graphics object. The error does not occur when printing in portrait orientation.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StackOverflowError
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8.updatePositions(UTF_8.java:58)
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Encoder.encodeArrayLoop(UTF_8.java:392)
    at sun.nio.cs.UTF_8$Encoder.encodeLoop(UTF_8.java:447)
    at java.nio.charset.CharsetEncoder.encode(CharsetEncoder.java:544)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamEncoder.implWrite(StreamEncoder.java:252)
    at sun.nio.cs.StreamEncoder.write(StreamEncoder.java:106)
    at java.io.OutputStreamWriter.write(OutputStreamWriter.java:190)
    at java.io.BufferedWriter.flushBuffer(BufferedWriter.java:111)
    at java.io.PrintStream.write(PrintStream.java:476)
    at java.io.PrintStream.print(PrintStream.java:619)
    at java.io.PrintStream.println(PrintStream.java:756)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.grestore(PSPrinterJob.java:1670)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.prepDrawing(PSPrinterJob.java:1610)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.beginPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1319)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.convertToPSPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1793)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob$GState.emitPSClip(PSPrinterJob.java:1718)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.prepDrawing(PSPrinterJob.java:1625)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.beginPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1319)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.convertToPSPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1793)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob$GState.emitPSClip(PSPrinterJob.java:1718)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.prepDrawing(PSPrinterJob.java:1625)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.beginPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1319)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob.convertToPSPath(PSPrinterJob.java:1793)
    at sun.print.PSPrinterJob$GState.emitPSClip(PSPrinterJob.java:1718)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.Path2D;
import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
import java.awt.print.Printable;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;

import javax.print.PrintService;
import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.OrientationRequested;

public class LandscapeStackOverflow {

public static final void main( String[] parameters ) {
PrinterJob printjob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
printjob.setJobName( "Test Print Job" );

PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
attributes.add( OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE );

boolean print = printjob.printDialog( attributes );
if( !print ) return;

try {
printjob.setPrintable( new Painter() );
printjob.print( attributes );
} catch( PrinterException exception ) {
exception.printStackTrace();
}
}

}

/**
 * Paints a 2 inch by 2 inch rectangle in the center of the page.
 */
class Painter implements Printable {

public int print( Graphics graphics, PageFormat format, int index ) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)graphics;

double scalex = g2d.getTransform().getScaleX();
double scaley = g2d.getTransform().getScaleY();

double centerx = ( format.getImageableX() + ( format.getImageableWidth() / 2 ) ) * scalex;
double centery = ( format.getImageableY() + ( format.getImageableHeight() / 2 ) ) * scaley;

// The following to lines cause an error when printing in landscape.
g2d.scale( 1 / scalex, 1 / scaley );
g2d.translate( centerx, centery );

Path2D.Double path = new Path2D.Double();
path.moveTo( -scalex * 72, -scaley * 72 );
path.lineTo( -scalex * 72, scaley * 72 );
path.lineTo( scalex * 72, scaley * 72 );
path.lineTo( scalex * 72, -scaley * 72 );
path.closePath();

g2d.draw( path );

return index == 0 ? PAGE_EXISTS : NO_SUCH_PAGE;
}

}

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