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Why the result of printing a JFrame is different from what I'm viewing on screen?

 
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I'm trying to print a JFrame and text looks different from what I see on screen. All graphics looks good and exactly as it is displayed but the text looks different, especially the spacing of the characters.
I tried different codes I found on the web but basically all of them uses the print method.
The problem is not related to the printer (a real one or a PDF one), the result is always different from what I see onscreen.
I searched on the web but no one seem to have the same issue. I tried different fonts and none of them worked but I noticed that the problem is more evident if font size is bigger.
Thanks in advance for you help.
 
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Welcome to CodeRanch!

What do you mean by "trying to print a JFrame"? Can you show us the code you've used?
 
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Thanks for the reply.
I could show you several codes I tried, but let's be fast and see the easy one:


To make you understand the problem, see the attachments.
It seems that rendering text to the printer cause spacing problems...

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What I see on video
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What I get from printer
 
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I'm sorry, but I don't know what PrintUtillitiesLandscape is. Is it from a third party library or did you write it yourself?
 
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Sorry, I thought that was a standard... I'm working on this software since years, I onestly forgot where I got all the pieces...
By the way, let's get another one, the result is the same:


And to call it:


Apart from that, what method should I use to simply print a Jpanel to a printer without all these problems?
 
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Here is another simple implementation, same result...



Same problem, the printed texts are simply wrong, the spacing between the words and the letters.
 
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If someone is there and would like to help me, I can show you what is happening...

This is what I see on video:

And this is what I get on the printer (real or PDF, same result):


Am I the only one to face this problem?
 
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Also posted at http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/410304-printed-jframe-is-different-from-screen-view/
 
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Can you first create a full SSCCE for us so we may replicate the issue?
 
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I did a small example to replicate my very complex and long software and it's bug.
I tried also to remove the windows look and feel but it doesn't help much.

 
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Just to be complete, I have tried to compile with different versions (1.6/1.7/1.8) because I have read on the internet that there is a similar bug in 1.6, but unfortunately it didn't help.
Another thing: in the code I posted above there is an incomplete html code in one of the two components, but it's not the problem.
Using plain text or html code makes no difference anyway.
 
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Could someone give me a simple example on how could I use javax.print instead of java.awt.print?
I'm searching the web for a tutorial, but didn't find it yet.
Maybe this could help to solve the issue ...
 
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