Print BufferedImage Externally Generated

Question

Hi, I'm trying to build up a BufferedImage using its Graphics component, and then print that image using a Printable. The problem is that some of my operations on the graphics component seem to be lost, and when I print the image, a lot of it is clipped off around the borders. The code below shows the gist of what I'm doing.
// this method is in class A
foo(String text, Font font, B b, int x, int y) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) image.getGraphics();
g2d.setColor(Color.black); // this color gets lost when bar is called
g2d.setFont(font); // this font gets lost when bar is called
b.bar(text, x, y);
// this method is in class B
bar(String text, int x, int y) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) image.getGraphics();
g2d.drawString(text, x, y); // this does not get lost when the image is printed
// this is the print method for the Printable, the image is passed to the Printable
print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex) {
if (pageIndex == 0) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)image.getGraphics();
g2d.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
((Graphics2D)graphics).drawImage(image, null, 0, 0);
return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
} else {
return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
If I hardcode the color and font in the bar method, then the text actually comes out at the printer, but if x < 80 or x > 500, it doesn't get printed; same if y < 80 or y > 600 (these are approximate, I'm just estimating based on what I printed and where it got cut off). This leaves about a 1 inch margin around the printed text on the paper from the printer. Ultimately, I want to generate a document image using j2d and send that to the printer. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I just reposted my StandardPrint class today. This will let you either print a JLabel label on which you have installed the bufferedImage, or the BufferedImage itself by creating a SpecialPrint for it.
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