Print same output to all printers

Question

i am using :
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
public class PrintUtilities extends Thread{
public static final double MM_TO_PAPER_UNITS = 1/25.4*72;
public static double widthA4 = 210*MM_TO_PAPER_UNITS;
public static double heightA4 = 297*MM_TO_PAPER_UNITS;
public static double leftMargin = 4.0*MM_TO_PAPER_UNITS;
public static double topMargin = 4.0*MM_TO_PAPER_UNITS;
public void run()
//setDaemon(true); // this thread will not keep the app alive
print();
private Component[] componentsToBePrinted;
public static void printComponent(Component c) {
new PrintUtilities(c).print();
public static void printComponents(Component[] c){
     new PrintUtilities(c).print();
public PrintUtilities(Component componentToBePrinted) {
this(new Component[]{componentToBePrinted});
public PrintUtilities(Component[] components){
     this.componentsToBePrinted = components;
public void print() {
     PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
     PageFormat pf = job.defaultPage();
     pf.setOrientation(PageFormat.PORTRAIT);
          Paper paper = pf.getPaper();
          paper.setSize(widthA4, heightA4);
          paper.setImageableArea(leftMargin,topMargin,widthA4-2*leftMargin,heightA4-2*topMargin);
          pf.setPaper(paper);
          job.setCopies(1);
     //     job.setCopies(PrinterJob.getPrinterJob().getCopies());
     Book bk = new Book();
     for(int i=0;i<componentsToBePrinted.length;i++){
          System.out.println("APPENDING THE FOLLOWING DOC NUMBER: "+i);
//          disableDoubleBuffering(componentsToBePrinted);
          bk.append((Printable)componentsToBePrinted[i],pf);
               //enableDoubleBuffering(componentsToBePrinted[i]);
     job.setPageable(bk);
     //TODO pass an appropriate/specific name for the print job
     job.setJobName("Mobile Report Print Forms");
     if (job.printDialog()) {
     try {
     job.print();
     } catch (PrinterException e) {
     System.out.println(e);
/** The speed and quality of printing suffers dramatically if
* any of the containers have double buffering turned on.
* So this turns if off globally.
* @see enableDoubleBuffering
public static void disableDoubleBuffering(Component c) {
RepaintManager currentManager = RepaintManager.currentManager(c);
currentManager.setDoubleBufferingEnabled(false);
/** Re-enables double buffering globally. */
public static void enableDoubleBuffering(Component c) {
RepaintManager currentManager = RepaintManager.currentManager(c);
currentManager.setDoubleBufferingEnabled(true);
i am getting different output on different printers as well. I have classes defined as Printeable that draw forms, each form has 75 questions and they are all done using graphics2D some printer prints all the pages perfectly some other with different margin and on a laser printer i get only one box.
If it helps someone, for testing, i printed to file (.prn) and read the ouput through Red Titan it's free
it showed me one box out of 76
just the first one ????
possible solution that would help for margin
http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2004/tt0611.html
i used book and send printeable class and appended them into the book class
i am dying to solve this problem and wondering if there is better way for testing and how to make all pages
compatible for all printers. I want my program to send all forms to printer same format same size
is there any suggestion?? what am i doing wrong?
by the way
bk.append((Printable)componentsToBePrinted[i],pf);
componentsToBePrinted[] is an array of classes that implements Printeable and they all draw the forms correctly and sends to the printer. It is working mostly but i needed to work on alll printers no exceptions
I appreciate any help and i will issue all my duke starts im new to posting in the forum but i will give all my points for this tip
PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

I want my program to send all forms to printer same format same size is there any suggestion??Produce a PDF... effectively delegating printing there-of to someone else. Problem solvered.
Your PDF options are (AFAIK) FOP or itext.
Cheers. Keith.