Printing to Hard-Printer in java with 300dpi

Question

Okay, so i just started working on a program that is supossed to print out its graphics. Mine is almost identical to the copyrighted one at Oracle located here http://docs.oracl

Answer 1

You need to make use of the Print Services API. This allows you to request certain properties for a PrintJob, including the DPI.

This is a RELLAY basic example...

PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
aset.add(new PrinterResolution(300, 300, PrinterResolution.DPI));
aset.add(new MediaPrintableArea(2, 2, 210 - 4, 297 - 4, MediaPrintableArea.MM));

PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
pj.setPrintable(new PrintTask());

if (pj.printDialog(aset)) {
    try {
        pj.print(aset);
    } catch (PrinterException ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Take a look at Working with Print Services and Attribues for more details