I was using Microsoft’s XPS virtual printer driver. I know that Java converts the Graphics2D command into PostScript it order to send them to printers, so it may be a problem in how the printer driver (or the printer itself) is handling PostScript, especially given that we’re not seeing the same result on other printers.
If there’s something unusual about the text in those boxes then it might be possible to work around printer driver bugs… alternatively we could render the page to a BufferedImage and send it to the printer as a bitmap instead of as graphics commands which get converted into PostScript. -- John On 11 Apr 2014, at 11:39, Joseph Siddal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tilman and John, > When I print to a virtual printer there is no problem, it is only when I > print to physical printers I get this problem. > What printers are you using to print the pdf? I'm Printing to Zebra LP2844 > and can recreate it on a Citizen. > I'm on the very latest source with svn (revision: 1586460). > I'm using Windows 7 and have the exact same java version and build > (24.51-b03) installed. > > It's only on windows I get this problem. > > Thank you > > Regards > Joseph > > > > On 10 April 2014 22:41, John Hewson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Joseph >> >> I'm not able to reproduce this either. I'm on Windows 7 with the following >> version of Java: >> >> java version "1.7.0_51" >> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13) >> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode, sharing) >> >> Cheers >> >> -- John >> >> On 10 Apr 2014, at 18:24, Tilman Hausherr <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It works for me. Did you get the latest source with svn? >>> >>> Tilman >>> >>> Am 10.04.2014 18:08, schrieb Joseph Siddal: >>>> When I try to print the pdf available >>>> here<https://www.dropbox.com/s/bb44l6r6lno4sgt/pdf_fail.pdf> there >>>> are 2 boxes on the second page with text "CV 138" and "D946". both text >> are >>>> in black boxes. When this is printed out on windows machine the text in >> the >>>> 2 boxes is not there but on a mac its fine. Using pdffonts command it >> shows >>>> their are 3 fonts Helvetica, Helvetica-Bold and Courier that are not >>>> embedded in the pdf. Could this be causing it? >>>> >>>> How do I solve it so the text will be visible in the boxes? >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Joseph >>>> >>> >> >>
