Have a look at the source code for PrintTranscoder. It queries the printable area (ImageableWidth/Height/X/Y) from the printer driver and adjusts accordingly. For many use cases this will be ok, but obviously not in your case. Maybe it needs a switch/TranscodingHints there.
On 08.02.2006 11:39:33 Paul Carr wrote: > I just tried printing the same SVG from inkscape, and it's perfect, so > there is definitely a problem with batik's PrintTranscoder. I'm ruling > out the Print API as I've used java before to print A4 JPEGS that had to > be accurately sized and positioned and it worked fine. (well.... apart > from using most of the RAM in the machine !) > > I've managed to get an extension till Friday before I give my techy > recommendations for the project.....if anyone has any idea what's going > on here, please let me know a.s.a.p. > > Thanks again > Paul. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Carr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 February 2006 10:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Bug ( I think) > > Thanks Cameron, > Have you tried printing a hardcopy ? It looks correct in > squiggle, but when I print it to A4 the right hand side of the image is > not on the edge of the paper, neither is the bottom. The image has been > scaled down to 200 x 288 mm, which isn't cool when you're trying to > print accurately to a somewhat expensive certificate. I've attached a > scan of the A4 result after printing your SVG to help clarify the > issue.(had to use serious compression to get through apache's mail > daemon....so apologies if it looks a bit naff)If you open it in > something with a grey background it is easy to see where the paper edge > is. > > I'm not sure whether it's my printer doing some jiggery pokery. If > anyone would like to help diagnose this please use squiggle to print off > a hardcopy of the attached SVG ( making sure you set all the margins to > 0.0 in the print dialog) > > Cheers > Paul. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron McCormack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 February 2006 21:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Bug ( I think) > > Hi Paul. > > Paul Carr: > > Has anyone got an example portrait A4 SVG file that will print to all > > extremities of the page from squiggle ? > > This does: > > <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"; > version="1.1" width="210mm" height="297mm" viewBox="0 0 210 297"> > <rect width="100%" height="100%" > stroke="black" stroke-width="1" fill="none"/> > <circle cx="0" cy="0" r="20"/> > <circle cx="210" cy="0" r="20"/> > <circle cx="0" cy="297" r="20"/> > <circle cx="210" cy="297" r="20"/> > </svg> > > Note how the viewBox defines the area of the coordinate system that is > mapped into the 210mm x 297mm space. In this case, one user unit is the > same as 1mm. > > If you convert this file to a PDF you should see that it displays > properly on the A4 page, and that the rect and the mid-points of the > circles are right on the corners of the page: > > java -jar batik-rasterizer.jar a4.svg -m application/pdf -d a4.pdf > > -- > Cameron McCormack ICQ: 26955922 > cam (at) mcc.id.au MSN: cam (at) mcc.id.au > http://mcc.id.au/ JBR: heycam (at) jabber.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
