what printer, driver, and os?
did you call any methods to verify the values being passed are supported ?
-Phil.
> On Aug 17, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Tobias Oelgarte <tobias.oelga...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I just experimented with the JavaFX printing API and I'm confused about the
> results.
>
> If I request to print in landscape format the resulting page is still in
> portrait mode, but rotated by 90 degrees and with mirrored borders/margins.
> Is this intentional or should I file a bug report?
>
> Simplified Example:
>
> Printer printer = Printer.getDefaultPrinter();
> PageLayout layout = printer.createPageLayout(Paper.A4,
> PageOrientation.LANDSCAPE, 80, 20, 10, 40);
> PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.createPrinterJob(printer);
> job.getJobSettings().setPageLayout(layout);
> boolean success = job.printPage(someNode);
> if (success) {
> job.endJob();
> }
>
> What i would expect would be an A4 page in landscape orientation, with a top
> border (long side) of 10, a bottom border of 40, a left border of 80 and a
> right border of 20. The content/node will not be rotated.
>
> But what i get is the following. The paper size is A4 as requested. The
> orientation is portrait (not as requested). The top border (long side) is 40,
> the bottom border is 10, the left border is 20, the right border is 80. The
> content/node is rotated by 90 degrees to the left.
>
> My guess is that the orientation is partially ignored, resulting in the
> confusing margins.
>
> --
> Tobias Oelgarte
> Mail: tobias.oelga...@gmail.com
