Known Problems

Known Problems and Bug Reporting

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The Java 2 printing model was new in JDK 1.2 and there were a large number of problems there were not fixed until the JDK 1.3 release. More problems were fixed in JDK 1.4, which also added some important new features, and additional roblems were fixed in subsequent JDKs. For these reason, the use of JDK 1.4 or later, and preferably the current JDK, is strongly recommended. This section documents problems present in Java that can impact your use of J2PrinterWorks.

Known Java problems affecting J2Printer (including J2Printer14 and J2PrinterWebStart)

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
23) Java cross-platform print and page setup dialogs have problems		1.5.0_16, 1.6.0_11	workaround
22) Applets throw "NullPointerException: null pData" when using print and page setup dialogs	Bug Parade 6707276	all JDKs	workaround
21) Print preview on second display screen jumps back to main screen on zoom/unzoom		all JDKs	workaround
20) Memory leak when calling print preview dialog repeatedly	Bug Parade 6497929	1.6	1.7 + workarounds
19) ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException from Win32PrintService under JDK 1.4.2_09 and 1.4.2_10		1.4.2_09 1.4.2_10	1.4.2_08, 1.5.0 workaround in J2PrinterWorks 4.1
18) Windows default landscape printer page orientation not supported		1.3.x	1.4
17) Native print and page setup dialogs are non-modal	Bug Parade 4273333 Bug Parade 4785920	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.1	1.4 1.4.2
16) Cross-platform print dialog always says "Pages 1 to 1"	Bug Parade 4886087	1.4.x	workaround
15) After using setPrinter(), native print dialogs ignore setNumberOfCopies > 1	Bug Parade 4694495	1.4.0, 1.4.1	1.4.2
14) Print to file dialog window opens in back		1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	workaround
13) Some printers report margins reversed under LANDSCAPE	Bug Parade 4694478	1.4.x	1.5
12) Background windows don't refresh when dragging Page Setup dialog	Bug Parade 4507585 Bug Parade 4394889 Bug Parade 4616183	1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
11) Main window stays in background after page setup or print dialog	Bug Parade 4514422	1.3.1_04 thru 1.4.0	1.4.1
10) Right and bottom margins values drift (up or down) over repeated Page Setup dialog calls	Bug Parade 4694507	1.4.0, 1.4.1	1.4.2
9) Print Dialog doesn't show default printer		1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.0	1.4.1
8) Number of copies is ignored	Bug Parade 4168555	1.2.x	1.3
7) Some Print Dialog options can't be set or read	Bug Parade 4252109	1.2.x, 1.3.x	1.4
6) Print job name is ignored	Bug Parade 4205601	1.2.x	1.3
5) Page Setup dialog comes up slow		1.2.x	1.3
4) Page Setup margins always initialize to 1"	Bug Parade 4197377	1.2.x	1.3
3) Unprintable margins can't be automatically detected	Bug Parade 4252108	1.2.x	1.3
2) Reverse Landscape unimplemented	Bug Parade 4236095	1.2.x	1.3
1) Intermittent JVM.DLL crash under on Windows 98	Bug Parade 4293262	1.2.x	1.3

Known Java problems affecting J2TextPrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
27) Uneven character spacing when printing JTextPane, JTextArea, etc.	Bug Parade 6488219	1.5.x, 1.6.x	1.6.0_10
26) Incomplete printing of HTML document containing PNG image to certain networked printers	PNG images	1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
25) Text and borders in HTML table run over right edge	Bug Parade 4764897	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
24) HTML table only supports border=0 or border=2	Bug Parade 4174871	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
23) HTML table border displays but won't print if cloning used	Bug Parade 4691546	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
22) The <center> tag doesn't work if using HTMLEditorKit	Bug Parade 4671625	all JDKs	workaround
21) HTML body doesn't display if `<META content="text/html">` in HEAD section	Bug Parade 4695909	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
20) Text styles shifted left or right	Bug Parade 4724061 Bug Parade 4352983	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
19) Text clipped at right edge of JTextPane	Bug Parade 4352983	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
18) Problems importing RTF documents (no images, no tables, font substitution)	Bug Parade 4261277 Bug Parade 4723383	all JDKs	workaround
17) Problems importing HTML documents	Bug Parade 4285636	1.2.x, 1.3.x	1.4
16) Images in HTML documents in wrong folder	Bug Parade 4294902 Bug Parade 4456393 Bug Parade 4252701 Bug Parade 4472003	all JDKs	workaround
15) Document serialization doesn't work across Java versions	Bug Parade 4630761	1.2.x, 1.3.x	1.4
14) Can't insertIcon(Image) in an HTML document	Bug Parade 4671653 Bug Parade 4636235	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x	1.6
13) Problems printing a JTextPane with embedded components ("CloneException" or components missing when print from print preview)	Bug Parade 4630761 Bug Parade 4708924	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x, 1.5.x	1.6
12) Null Pointer Exception if print or print preview while editing embedded JTable cell		all JDKs	workaround
11) Text insertion caret in embedded text components		all JDKs	workaround in J2PrinterWorks 3.4
10) CloneException when printing documents containing special (e.g. Unicode) characters		1.2.x thru 1.4.1	1.4.2
9) Printing JTextPane with embedded components throws `IllegalStateException`	Bug Parade 4708924	1.4.0, 1.4.2	1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.2_02
8) The LineSpacing ParagraphAttribute for JTextPane doesn't work	Bug Parade 4242645	1.3.x, 1.4.0	1.4.1
7) Can't type characters immediately after embedded JTable	Bug Parade 4353673	1.3.x	1.4
6) Printing is slow, especially pages with embedded images or components	Bug Parade 4185726	1.2.x, better in 1.3.x	1.4
5) Problems with JTextPane text layout	Bug Parade 4263904	1.2.x, better in 1.3.x	1.4
4) JTextPane tab support broke	Bug Parade 4191750	1.2.x	1.3
3) Black backgrounds when printing transparent GIFs under Windows NT	Bug Parade 4175560	1.2.x	1.3
2) Problems printing documents containing Chinese characters		1.2.x	1.3
1) HTML printing more-or-less unusable under JDK 1.2.x	Bug Parade 4245401	1.2.x	1.3

Known Java problems affecting J2TablePrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
10) Partially printed pages on some printers for certain JTables	Bug Parade 4970112	1.4.x	1.5
9) Borders don't work right for JTable	Bug Parade 4307724 Bug Parade 4222732	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	workaround
8) Gridlines may be dropped when scaling		1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	workaround
7) JTable headers won't print using custom Look & Feel	Kunststoff, Mac L&F	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	workaround
6) Printing is slow for tables with images	Bug Parade 4185726	1.2.x, 1.3.x	1.4
5) Black backgrounds when printing transparent GIFs under Windows NT	Bug Parade 4175560	1.2.x, 1.3beta	1.3
4) JTable with an empty cell won't print	Bug Parade 4138921	1.2.x	1.3
3) Printing of JCheckBox doesn't work	Bug Parade 4202282	1.2.x	1.3
2) Table row and column sizes different between JDK 1.2 and later JDKs	Bug Parade 4303458	1.2.x	1.3
1) Printing slow if JTable.setDoubleBuffering(true)		1.2.x	1.3

Known Java problems affecting J2TreePrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
No known bugs

Known Java problems affecting J2ListPrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
No known bugs

Known Java problems affecting J2PanelPrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
3) Text styles shifted left or right in JLabel or JTextPane	Bug Parade 4724061 Bug Parade 4352983	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
2) Text clipped at right edge of JLabel or JTextPane	Bug Parade 4352983	1.2.x, 1.3.x, 1.4.x	1.5
1) Printing JPanel containing certain components throws `IllegalStateException`	Bug Parade 4708924	1.4.0, 1.4.2	1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.4.2_02

Known Java problems affecting J2ComponentPrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
No known bugs

Known Java problems affecting J2FlowPrinter

Problem	Cause	Reported against	Fixed in
No known bugs

Bug Reporting

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