Somwhat correct. JTable does not print the table headers when paint() or print() is
called, only the data. other than that, it dumped the table contents into a canvas
when the canvas was inside a frame.
"Ken Lo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>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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