Using Printable with an Image 5TH POSTING

Question

I am trying to print out an image with the following code:
public class print_panel extends JPanel implements Printable{
Image the_image;
public print_panel(Image i){
the_image = i;
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int p) throws PrinterException{
if(p>=1) return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());
g2.drawImage(the_image, 0, 0, null);
paint(g2);
return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
}//end class
All the printer does is spit out a blank sheet. I can get this to work with a swing component, such as a JButton, but somehow it will not print out an image. What more needs to be done?

Answer 1

Hello
I struggled with the same problem. In the Graphics2D Forum is a thread that solved the issue for me (http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=20&thread=160408).
It seems that Graphis2D.drawRenderedImage(RenderedImage img,AffineTransformation at) is the trick to let the printer know...
Hint: BufferedImage is a implementation of RenderedImage.