Printing in blank on linux

Question

My application use Java Print Service, prints well in windows, but in linux it only prints blank.
Please Help me !!!
This is example code
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.font.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
public class ShapesPrint extends Panel implements Printable, ActionListener {
     final static Color bg = Color.white;
     final static Color fg = Color.black;
     final static Color red = Color.red;
     final static Color white = Color.white;
     final static BasicStroke stroke = new BasicStroke(2.0f);
     final static BasicStroke wideStroke = new BasicStroke(8.0f);
     final static float dash1[] = { 10.0f };
     final static BasicStroke dashed = new BasicStroke(1.0f,
               BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_MITER, 10.0f, dash1, 0.0f);
     final static Button button = new Button("Print");
     public ShapesPrint() {
          setBackground(bg);
          button.addActionListener(this);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
          if (e.getSource() instanceof Button) {
               PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
               PrintRequestAttributeSet pg = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
               printJob.setPrintable(this);
               if (printJob.printDialog(pg)) {
                    try {
                         printJob.print(pg);
                    } catch (Exception PrintException) {
                         PrintException.printStackTrace();
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          super.paint(g);
          Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
          drawShapes(g2);
     public void drawShapes(Graphics2D g2) {
          Dimension d = getSize();
          int gridWidth = 400 / 6;
          int gridHeight = 300 / 2;
          int rowspacing = 5;
          int columnspacing = 7;
          int rectWidth = gridWidth - columnspacing;
          int rectHeight = gridHeight - rowspacing;
          Color fg3D = Color.lightGray;
          g2.setPaint(fg3D);
          g2.drawRect(80, 80, 400 - 1, 310);
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          int x = 85;
          int y = 87;
          //draw Text Layout
          FontRenderContext frc = g2.getFontRenderContext();
          Font f = new Font("Times", Font.BOLD, 24);
          String s = new String("24 Point Times Bold");
          TextLayout tl = new TextLayout(s, f, frc);
          g2.setColor(Color.green);
          tl.draw(g2, x, y - 10);
          // draw Line2D.Double
          g2.draw(new Line2D.Double(x, y + rectHeight - 1, x + rectWidth, y));
          x += gridWidth;
          // draw Rectangle2D.Double
          g2.setStroke(stroke);
          g2.draw(new Rectangle2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight));
          x += gridWidth;
          // draw  RoundRectangle2D.Double
          g2.setStroke(dashed);
          g2
                    .draw(new RoundRectangle2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight,
                              10, 10));
          x += gridWidth;
          // draw Arc2D.Double
          g2.setStroke(wideStroke);
          g2.draw(new Arc2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight, 90, 135,
                    Arc2D.OPEN));
          x += gridWidth;
          // draw Ellipse2D.Double
          g2.setStroke(stroke);
          g2.draw(new Ellipse2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight));
          x += gridWidth;
          // draw GeneralPath (polygon)
          int x1Points[] = { x, x + rectWidth, x, x + rectWidth };
          int y1Points[] = { y, y + rectHeight, y + rectHeight, y };
          GeneralPath polygon = new GeneralPath(GeneralPath.WIND_EVEN_ODD,
                    x1Points.length);
          polygon.moveTo(x1Points[0], y1Points[0]);
          for (int index = 1; index < x1Points.length; index++) {
               polygon.lineTo(x1Points[index], y1Points[index]);
          polygon.closePath();
          g2.draw(polygon);
          // NEW ROW
          x = 85;
          y += gridHeight;
          // draw GeneralPath (polyline)
          int x2Points[] = { x, x + rectWidth, x, x + rectWidth };
          int y2Points[] = { y, y + rectHeight, y + rectHeight, y };
          GeneralPath polyline = new GeneralPath(GeneralPath.WIND_EVEN_ODD,
                    x2Points.length);
          polyline.moveTo(x2Points[0], y2Points[0]);
          for (int index = 1; index < x2Points.length; index++) {
               polyline.lineTo(x2Points[index], y2Points[index]);
          g2.draw(polyline);
          x += gridWidth;
          // fill Rectangle2D.Double (red)
          g2.setPaint(red);
          g2.fill(new Rectangle2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight));
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          x += gridWidth;
          // fill RoundRectangle2D.Double
          GradientPaint redtowhite = new GradientPaint(x, y, red, x + rectWidth,
                    y, white);
          g2.setPaint(redtowhite);
          g2
                    .fill(new RoundRectangle2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight,
                              10, 10));
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          x += gridWidth;
          // fill Arc2D
          g2.setPaint(red);
          g2.fill(new Arc2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight, 90, 135,
                    Arc2D.OPEN));
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          x += gridWidth;
          // fill Ellipse2D.Double
          redtowhite = new GradientPaint(x, y, red, x + rectWidth, y, white);
          g2.setPaint(redtowhite);
          g2.fill(new Ellipse2D.Double(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight));
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          x += gridWidth;
          // fill and stroke GeneralPath
          int x3Points[] = { x, x + rectWidth, x, x + rectWidth };
          int y3Points[] = { y, y + rectHeight, y + rectHeight, y };
          GeneralPath filledPolygon = new GeneralPath(GeneralPath.WIND_EVEN_ODD,
                    x3Points.length);
          filledPolygon.moveTo(x3Points[0], y3Points[0]);
          for (int index = 1; index < x3Points.length; index++) {
               filledPolygon.lineTo(x3Points[index], y3Points[index]);
          filledPolygon.closePath();
          g2.setPaint(red);
          g2.fill(filledPolygon);
          g2.setPaint(fg);
          g2.draw(filledPolygon);
     public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pi) throws PrinterException {
          if (pi >= 1) {
               return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
          Graphics g2 = button.getGraphics();
          button.printAll(g2);
          drawShapes((Graphics2D) g);
          return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
     public static void main(String s[]) {
          WindowListener l = new WindowAdapter() {
               public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                    System.exit(0);
               public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) {
                    System.exit(0);
          Frame f = new Frame();
          f.addWindowListener(l);
          Panel panel = new Panel();
          f.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, panel);
          f.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, new ShapesPrint());
          panel.add(button);
          f.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, panel);
          f.setSize(580, 500);
          f.show();
}

Answer 1

Hi,
Make sure that you have printer has been installed properly on your linux desktop.
On SAP, using SPAD tcode, you can set output device using access method G : Frontend printing with control technologie. This is easiest way.
You can also use access method S or U for better printing method. Please refer to my blog posting here (http://sapbasis.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/print-sap-documents-using-linux/)
ardhian
http://sapbasis.wordpress.com