Does JTextPane have document size restrictions?

Question

I am running into a problem while using a JTextPane to display documents. I have written a simple test class as can be seen below. The largest file I can read in using jdk1.4_2 is 1.6MB. If I use jdk1.4_0, the size is reduced to 0.6MB. I have search in the problem database and could find nothing. Has anyone else seen similar issues? Any ideas for work arounds?
If I use a JTextArea, I have not had this problem only with the JTextPane. I do need to have the ability to display HTML, that is why I have stuck with the JTextPane.
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ReadTest extends JFrame {
    JTextPane editor;
    JScrollPane scrollPane;
    public ReadTest() {
         super("Test Editor");
         editor = new JTextPane();
         if(loadData()) {
             createUI();
    public void createUI() {
         Container contentPane = getContentPane();
         scrollPane = new JScrollPane( editor,
             JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED,    
             JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED );
         scrollPane.setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 600, 800 ) );
         scrollPane.getViewport().setScrollMode( JViewport.SIMPLE_SCROLL_MODE );
         contentPane.add( scrollPane );
         setSize( 625, 800 );
         setLocation( 300, 200 );
         show();
    public boolean loadData() {
        boolean result = true;
        FileInputStream test = null;
        try {
            File outFile = new File("C:\\temp" + System.getProperty( "file.separator" ) + "test.out");
            test = new FileInputStream(outFile);
        catch(FileNotFoundException e){
            result = false;
        if( test != null ){
            try{
                editor.read(test, null);
            catch(IOException e){
                result = false;
        return( result);
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ReadTest myEditor = new ReadTest();
}

Answer 1

Hi Joe,
It seems that your print drivers are limiting your options. Using a different print driver may help.
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