Printing document from JTextPane???

Question

Surely it can't be that difficult, but I've tried everything, copied code from http://www.manning.com/Robinson/chapter22.pdf, nothing seems to work. I've finally got to a stage where I can print a blank page, but that's not quite what I'm after.
Any clues, hints?
My source:
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** Class extends JTextPane,
public void initialize() {
     // this method called from the constructor
     setName("JTextPane1");
     setBounds(0, 0, 6, 22);
     // user code begin {1}
     try {
     String s = "file:"
                         + "C:\\Esd\\Docs" // System.getProperty("user.dir")
                         + System.getProperty("file.separator")
                         + "PrintInvoice.html";
     java.net.URL printInvoiceURL = new java.net.URL(s);
          javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit htmlKit =
               new javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit();
          setEditorKit(htmlKit);
               /* ... use the URL to initialize the editor pane ... */
          setPage(printInvoiceURL);
          setEditable(false);
          // user code end
     } catch (java.lang.Throwable ivjExc) {
          // user code begin {2}
          // user code end
          handleException(ivjExc);
public int print(java.awt.Graphics pg, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex)
     throws PrinterException {
//     PrintView m_printView =null;
     pg.translate((int)pageFormat.getImageableX(),     
          (int)pageFormat.getImageableY());
     int wPage = (int)pageFormat.getImageableWidth();
     int hPage = (int)pageFormat.getImageableHeight();
     pg.setClip(0,0,wPage,hPage);
     // do this once per print
     if (m_printView == null) {
          BasicTextUI btui = (BasicTextUI)this.getUI();
          View root = btui.getRootView(this);
          System.out.println("root element: " + this.getDocument().getDefaultRootElement());
          System.out.println("root: " + root);
          System.out.println("wPage, hPage : " + wPage + ", " + hPage);
          m_printView = new PrintView(this.getDocument().getDefaultRootElement(),
               root, wPage, hPage);
     boolean bContinue = m_printView.paintPage(pg, hPage, pageIndex);
     System.gc();
     if (bContinue)
          return PAGE_EXISTS;
     else {
          m_printView = null;
          return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
*** class PrintView extends BoxView has method paintPage
public boolean paintPage(Graphics g, int hPage, int pageIndex) {
     if (pageIndex > m_pageIndex) {
          m_firstOnPage = m_lastOnPage + 1;
          if (m_firstOnPage >= getViewCount())
               return true;//               return false;
          m_pageIndex = pageIndex;
     int yMin = getOffset(Y_AXIS, m_firstOnPage);
     int yMax = yMin + hPage;
     Rectangle rc = new Rectangle();
     for (int k = m_firstOnPage; k < getViewCount(); k++) {
          rc.x = getOffset(X_AXIS, k);
          rc.y = getOffset(Y_AXIS, k);
          rc.width = getSpan(X_AXIS, k);
          rc.height = getSpan(Y_AXIS, k);
          if (rc.y+rc.height > yMax)
               break;
          m_lastOnPage = k;
          rc.y -= yMin;
          if (k == 1)
          ; // if I call paintChild here I get null reference exception
          else
                    paintChild(g, rc, k);
     return true;
*** Dialog window that tries to print the JTextPane:
public void jButtonPrint_ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent actionEvent) {
Thread runner = new Thread () {
     public void run() {
//          new PrintView (PrintInvoiceDialog.this.getJTextPane1().getDocument().getDefaultRootElement(), 1);
PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
printJob.setPrintable(getJTextPane1());
if (printJob.printDialog()) {
try {
printJob.print();
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
runner.start();
public PrintInvoiceTextPane getJTextPane1() {
     if (ivjJEditorPane1 == null)
          ivjJEditorPane1 = new PrintInvoiceTextPane ();
return ivjJEditorPane1 ;

Answer 1

I have exerienced the same problem and in my seaching i found this
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/Programming/JDCBook/render.html#what
It helped me greatly =)
Hope that helps