Pages Not Printed Completely

Question

Hi,
Please find below my test code for printing a JPanel.However, the problem is that part of the first page at the bottom and first line is clipped.I have tried my best to find the problem but to no avail.
I want to print the whole JPanel since more stuff will be coming into it and not the JTable alone.
Thanks
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.print.*;
class PrintTest2 extends JPanel implements ActionListener,Printable{
JTable jt;
JButton print,cancel;
PrintTest2(){
Object[][] data = {
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)},
{"Mary", "Campione",
"Snowboarding", new Integer(5), new Boolean(false)},
{"Alison", "Huml",
"Rowing", new Integer(3), new Boolean(true)},
{"Kathy", "Walrath",
"Chasing toddlers", new Integer(2), new Boolean(false)},
{"Sharon", "Zakhour",
"Speed reading", new Integer(20), new Boolean(true)},
{"Angela", "Lih",
"Teaching high school", new Integer(4), new Boolean(false)}
String[] columnNames = {"First Name",
"Last Name",
"Sport",
"# of Years",
"Vegetarian"};
print     =      new JButton("PRINT");
print.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(120,30));
print.addActionListener(this);
cancel     =      new JButton("CANCEL");
cancel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(120,30));
try{
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Can't set Look And Feel");
jt = new JTable(data,columnNames);
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
JPanel j = new JPanel();
j.add(print);
j.add(cancel);
add(j,"South");
add(jt);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {  
PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
PageFormat format = new PageFormat();
Paper paper = new Paper();
paper.setImageableArea(0.0,0.0,700.0,468.0);
format.setPaper(paper);
format = printJob.pageDialog(format);
     System.out.println("ImageableX is "+format.getImageableX()+"ImageableY is "+format.getImageableY());
System.out.println("Paper Width is "+format.getWidth()+"Paper Height is "+format.getHeight());
printJob.setPrintable(this);
     if(printJob.printDialog()){
try {
printJob.print();
} catch (Exception PrintException) {
public int print(Graphics g,PageFormat p,int index) throws PrinterException{
double scale=1.0;
//width & height of panel
int panelWidth = this.getWidth();
int panelHeight = this.getHeight();
System.out.println("panel j height" + this.getHeight() + " width of j is "+ this.getWidth());
// page width
double imageableWidth = p.getImageableWidth();
double imageableHeight = p.getImageableHeight();
System.out.println("imageable height is " + imageableHeight + " imageable width is "+ imageableWidth);
FontMetrics f = g.getFontMetrics();
int fontHeight = f.getHeight();
int descent = f.getDescent();
System.out.println("Font height " + fontHeight + " Font descent is "+ descent);
if(panelWidth > imageableWidth){
scale = imageableWidth/panelWidth;
System.out.println("scale is" + scale);
int totalNumPages = (int)Math.ceil(panelHeight / imageableHeight) ;
int panelWidthOnPage = (int)(panelWidth * scale);
System.out.println("Total Number of Pages is " totalNumPages  " Panel Width On Page is "+ panelWidthOnPage);
if(index >= totalNumPages ){
return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
System.out.println("index value is "+ index);
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.translate(p.getImageableX(),p.getImageableY());
if(index==0){
g2.translate(0f,0f);
// g2.setClip(0,(int)imageableHeight*index,(int)imageableHeight+100,panelWidthOnPage);
g2.scale(scale,1);
paintChildren(g2);
return this.PAGE_EXISTS;
} else{
g2.translate(0f,-index*imageableHeight);
g2.setClip(0,(int)imageableHeight*index,(int)imageableHeight,panelWidthOnPage);
g2.scale(scale,1);
paintChildren(g2);
return this.PAGE_EXISTS;
public static void main(String args[]){
JFrame jf = new JFrame("PrintTest2");
JScrollPane js = new JScrollPane(new PrintTest2());
jf.setContentPane(js);
jf.pack();
jf.setSize(700,550);
jf.setVisible(true);

Answer 1

Hello there. I think my previous post may have caused more confusion. Until this morning I had been using jdk1.3.1-09, but found it necessary to change to a more recent version (j2sdk1.4.0). In doing so I found that the printing issues I had been working around in jdk1.3.1-09 had been fixed in j2sdk1.4.0, so I went back to your code and had another look.
Forget all the margin stuff. This version seems to work well apart from not drawing the lines across the top and down the left side.
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.print.*;
class PrintTest2 extends JPanel implements ActionListener,Printable
    JTable jt;
    JButton print,cancel;
    PrintTest2()
        Object[][] data = {
                            "Mary",
                            "Campione",
                            "Snowboarding",
                            new Integer(5),
                            new Boolean(false)
                            "Alison",
                            "Huml",
                            "Rowing",
                            new Integer(3),
                            new Boolean(true)
                            "Kathy",
                            "Walrath",
                            "Chasing toddlers",
                            new Integer(2),
                            new Boolean(false)
                            "Sharon",
                            "Zakhour",
                            "Speed reading",
                            new Integer(20),
                            new Boolean(true)
                            "Angela",
                            "Lih",
                            "Teaching high school",
                            new Integer(4),
                            new Boolean(false)
        String[] columnNames = {
                                "First Name",
                                "Last Name",
                                "Sport",
                                "# of Years",
                                "Vegetarian"
        print = new JButton("PRINT");
        print.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(120,30));
        print.addActionListener(this);
        cancel = new JButton("CANCEL");
        cancel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(120,30));
        try
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        catch(Exception e)
            System.out.println("Can't set Look And Feel");
        jt = new JTable(data,columnNames);
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        JPanel j = new JPanel();
        j.add(print);
        j.add(cancel);
        add(j,"South");
        add(jt);
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        PageFormat format = new PageFormat();
        Paper paper = new Paper();
        format.setPaper(paper);
        System.out.println("1 ImageableX is " +
                           format.getImageableX() +
                           "1  ImageableY is " +
                           format.getImageableY());
        System.out.println("1 Paper Width is " +
                           format.getWidth() +
                           "1  Paper Height is " +
                           format.getHeight());
// WDH        printJob.setPrintable(this);
//                             THIS ^ WAS THE MAIN CULPRIT
        printJob.setPrintable(this,format);
        if(printJob.printDialog())
            System.out.println("2 ImageableX is " +
                               format.getImageableX() +
                               "2  ImageableY is " +
                               format.getImageableY());
            System.out.println("2 Paper Width is " +
                               format.getWidth() +
                               "2  Paper Height is " +
                               format.getHeight());
            try
                printJob.print();
            catch (Exception PrintException)
    public int print(Graphics g,
                     PageFormat p,
                     int index)
               throws PrinterException
        double scale=1.0;
        // width & height of panel
        int panelWidth = this.getWidth();
        int panelHeight = this.getHeight();
        System.out.println("panel j height" +
                           this.getHeight() +
                           " width of j is "+ this.getWidth());
        // page width
        double imageableWidth = p.getImageableWidth();
        double imageableHeight = p.getImageableHeight();
        System.out.println("3 ImageableX is " +
                           p.getImageableX() +
                           "3  ImageableY is " +
                           p.getImageableY());
        System.out.println("3 Paper Width is " +
                           p.getWidth() +
                           "3  Paper Height is " +
                           p.getHeight());
        FontMetrics f = g.getFontMetrics();
        int fontHeight = f.getHeight();
        int descent = f.getDescent();
        System.out.println("Font height " +
                           fontHeight +
                           " Font descent is " +
                           descent);
        if(panelWidth > imageableWidth)
            scale = imageableWidth/panelWidth;
            System.out.println("scale is" + scale);
        int totalNumPages = (int)Math.ceil(panelHeight / imageableHeight) ;
        int panelWidthOnPage = (int)(panelWidth * scale);
        System.out.println("Total Number of Pages is " +
                           totalNumPages +
                           " Panel Width On Page is " +
                           panelWidthOnPage);
        if(index >= totalNumPages)
            return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
        System.out.println("index value is " + index);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2.translate(p.getImageableX(),p.getImageableY());
        if(index==0)
            g2.scale(scale,1);
            paintChildren(g2);
            return this.PAGE_EXISTS;
        else
            g2.translate(0f,-index*imageableHeight);
            g2.setClip(0,
                       (int)imageableHeight*index,
                       (int)imageableHeight,
                       panelWidthOnPage);
            g2.scale(scale,1);
            paintChildren(g2);
            return this.PAGE_EXISTS;
    public static void main(String args[])
        JFrame jf = new JFrame("PrintTest2");
        JScrollPane js = new JScrollPane(new PrintTest2());
        jf.setContentPane(js);
        jf.pack();
        jf.setSize(700,550);
        jf.setVisible(true);
}