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A client wants a html2ps filter to run on Linux boxen. Undoable just
recently, but now we have a version of Java (1.4) that can

1) Run (some) graphical applications headless.
2) Has a so-so HTML component.
3) Can print any components to PS, thanks to the new javax.print API.

Unfortunately, I'm having some problems with both 1), 2) and 3). :-)

1) Yes, I can run the app headless. But on a platform that has a 'head' the
goddamn windows will still pop up. Is there any way to indicate that you
DONT WANT ANY WINDOWS, ie RUN AS HEADLESS even if you have a graphical
environment. Minor point, the other two are much more important.

2) SUN's JEditorPane can, sort of, display HTML. It handles CSS very badly,
and my clients write lots of *really bad* html and CSS. It looks great in IE
so why can't I get it right? *Sigh* I found a commercial html component
(NetClue) that seems to be a-ok and not to expensive. I'll use that unless
anyone pipes up and points me to a better, freer html component...

3) Load, layout, print. It works great but for one thing: I must be using
the new javax.print PrintAttributeSet wrong. I create, and use my
PrintAttributeSet like this:

   StreamPrintService sps = factories[0].getPrintService(fos);

   DocPrintJob pj = sps.createPrintJob();
   PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
   // Gray scale only, this is for faxes after all
   aset.add(Chromaticity.MONOCHROME);
   // Try to set correct paper and reasonable margins.
   // A4=210x297 mm. 1 cm margins
   aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
   aset.add(new MediaPrintableArea(10, 10, 190, 277,
MediaPrintableArea.MM));

   Printable p=new ComponentPrintable(c); // Mine, for printing Components.
   Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(p, flavor, null);

   pj.print(doc, aset); // WHY doesn't it use my Attributes?

However, none of the things I add to the AttributeSet seem to make any
difference.
I still get color, 1" margin printouts. What gives?


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