Thanks for everyone's reply.
My current work-around is to print everything into a BufferedImage and then
add the image into the iText document. It works, but the image quality is
not that great, compared using PdfGraphics2D.
I would like give the class canvas a try to see if this would improve the
image quality. From what I understand from the canvas API, I need to
re-implement the JTable.print() method in the canvas.paint() method. Is
that right?
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ryan Johnston)
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Paulo Soares"), [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Matt
>Benson")
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Cannot print JTable
>Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:12:04 -0400
>
>For now, draw the contents of the JTable into a canvas and then draw the
>canvas to PdfTemplate, since canvas is a 'simple' object
>
>"Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >It's something worth to investigate but unfortunatly the day only have so
> >many hours. I'll add that to may long to-do list.
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Paulo Soares
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Matt Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 18:11
> >Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Cannot print JTable
> >
> >
> >> Is it possible to code into PdfGraphics2D an automatic
> >> conversion of a TextLayout to glyph shapes?
> >>
> >> -Matt
> >>
> >> --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > The code is not done and I've my doubts that it can
> >> > be done in the same way
> >> > as it's done now. When I print from java with
> >> > Distiller all the fonts and
> >> > other object are converted to curves. PdfGraphics2D
> >> > attempts to keep the
> >> > fonts but support for TextLayout is lost. Note that
> >> > if I convert a
> >> > Textlayout to glyph shapes it works correctly in
> >> > PdfGraphics2D.
> >> >
> >> > Best Regards,
> >> > Paulo Soares
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Matt Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > To: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 14:32
> >> > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Cannot print JTable
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > Is it a matter of the relevant code has not yet
> >> > been
> >> > > done, or that the PDF medium does not allow the
> >> > fine
> >> > > control needed to fully implement Graphics2D?
> >> > >
> >> > > -Matt
> >> > >
> >> > > --- Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > > > The problem is not the printing method but the
> >> > > > implementation of
> >> > > > PdfGraphics2D. It only works for simple things.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Best Regards,
> >> > > > Paulo Soares
> >> > > >
> >> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> >> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 22:37
> >> > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Cannot print
> >> > JTable
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I use the following method to capture applets
> >> > into
> >> > > > PDF:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > 1) create a PdfTemplate of the same size as the
> >> > > > applet
> >> > > > 2) call the applet's paint method, passing the
> >> > > > template's graphics obj
> >> > > > 3) create an iText Image using the PdfTemplate -
> >> > > > Img.getInstance(template)
> >> > > > 4) insert the image into the document or table
> >> > cell
> >> > > > using add(...)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Ken Lo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >Hi all,
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >I trying to print a JTable to a PDF using
> >> > iText. So
> >> > > > far, the resulting
> >> > > > PDF
> >> > > > >only shows the table outlines, but not the
> >> > table's
> >> > > > contents. I don't
> >> > > > know
> >> > > > >which part of the code went wrong. Could
> >> > someone
> >> > > > please help me out.
> >> > > > The
> >> > > > >following is a sample application demonstrating
> >> > the
> >> > > > problems.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >import java.awt.*;
> >> > > > >import java.awt.event.*;
> >> > > > >import java.awt.geom.*;
> >> > > > >import java.awt.print.*;
> >> > > > >import java.io.FileOutputStream;
> >> > > > >import java.io.IOException;
> >> > > > >import javax.swing.*;
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >import com.lowagie.text.*;
> >> > > > >import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont;
> >> > > > >import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
> >> > > > >import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
> >> > > > >import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfTemplate;
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >public class PrintJTable extends JFrame {
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > private JTable table;
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > /**
> >> > > > > * Constructor for PrintJTable.
> >> > > > > */
> >> > > > > public PrintJTable() {
> >> > > > > getContentPane().setLayout(new
> >> > BorderLayout());
> >> > > > > setTitle("JTable test");
> >> > > > > createToolbar();
> >> > > > > createTable();
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
> >> > > > > public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
> >> > > > {System.exit(0);}
> >> > > > > });
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > }
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > /**
> >> > > > > * Create a table with some dummy data
> >> > > > > */
> >> > > > > private void createTable() {
> >> > > > > Object[][] data ={
> >> > > > > {"Mary", "Campione", "Snowboarding", new
> >> > > > Integer(5),
> >> > > > new
> >> > > > >Boolean(false)},
> >> > > > > {"Alison", "Huml", "Rowing", new Integer(3),
> >> > new
> >> > > > Boolean(true)},
> >> > > > > {"Kathy", "Walrath", "Chasing toddlers", new
> >> > > > Integer(2), new
> >> > > > >Boolean(false)},
> >> > > > > {"Mark", "Andrews", "Speed reading", new
> >> > > > Integer(20),
> >> > > > new
> >> > > > >Boolean(true)},
> >> > > > > {"Angela", "Lih", "Teaching high school", new
> >> > > > Integer(4), new
> >> > > > >Boolean(false)}
> >> > > > > };
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > String[] columnNames =
> >> > > > > {"First Name", "Last Name", "Sport", "# of
> >> > Years",
> >> > > > "Vegetarian"};
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > table = new JTable(data, columnNames);
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > // Use a panel to contains the table and add
> >> > it
> >> > > > the frame
> >> > > > > JPanel tPanel = new JPanel(new
> >> > BorderLayout());
> >> > > > > tPanel.add(table.getTableHeader(),
> >> > > > BorderLayout.NORTH);
> >> > > > > tPanel.add(table, BorderLayout.CENTER);
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > getContentPane().add(tPanel,
> >> > BorderLayout.CENTER);
> >> > > > > }
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > /**
> >> > > > > * Toolbar for print and exit
> >> > > > > */
> >> > > > > private void createToolbar() {
> >> > > > > JToolBar tb = new JToolBar();
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > JButton printBtn = new JButton("Print");
> >> > > > > printBtn.addActionListener(new
> >> > ActionListener() {
> >> > > > > public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
> >> > > > > print();
> >> > > > > }
> >> > > > > });
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > JButton exitBtn = new JButton("Exit");
> >> > > > > exitBtn.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
> >> > {
> >> > > > > public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
> >> > > > > exit();
> >> > > > > }
> >> > > > > });
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > tb.add(printBtn);
> >> > > > > tb.add(exitBtn);
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > getContentPane().add(tb, BorderLayout.NORTH);
> >> > > > > }
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > /**
> >> > > > > * Print the table into a PDF file
> >> > > > > */
> >> > > > > private void print() {
> >> > > > > Document document = new
> >> > > > Document(PageSize.A4.rotate());
> >> > > > > try {
> >> > > > > PdfWriter writer =
> >> > PdfWriter.getInstance(document,
> >> > > > new
> >> > > > >FileOutputStream("jTable.pdf"));
> >> > > > >
> >> >
> >> === message truncated ===
> >>
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