Hi, all
Is there any methods to increase the Java printing resolution ? e.g. increase to 400 
dpi since some printer can support this figure.
Thanks in advance.


Phil Race <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Its a little hokey, but you can look at the scale on the graphics passed
>into your print method and multiply it by 72 to get the printer dpi.
>
>eg if scale is 4.17 that's a 300 dpi printer.
>note printers may have different x & y resolutions so the x & y scales
>may be different.
>
>note that an implementation detail is that for every page the sun implementation
>calls print 1st with a 72 dpi (1.0,1.0) scale just to "peek".
>
>subsequent callbacks  on that page index will show the true printer resolution.
>
>1.4 has explicit APIs to query the supported device resolutions and even
>to specify which one you want : look at the javax.print package.
>
>BTW I am curious to know why you need to know this.
>
>-phil.
>
>> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:26:33 -0500
>> From: Karen Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: [JAVA2D] Determining printer resolution
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> In jdk1.3, is there any way to determine printer resolution?  Eg. get it
>> somehow from the printer graphics context?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> K. Johnson
>>
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