Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Shape; import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform; import java.awt.geom.Ellipse2D; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import java.awt.print.Book; import java.awt.print.PageFormat; import java.awt.print.Printable; import java.awt.print.PrinterException; import java.awt.print.PrinterGraphics; import java.awt.print.PrinterJob; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) { PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob(); PageFormat pf = job.defaultPage(); pf.setOrientation(PageFormat.LANDSCAPE); Book bk = new Book(); bk.append(new paintCover(), pf); bk.append(new paintContent(), job.defaultPage(), 1); job.setPageable(bk); job.setJobName("My book"); if (job.printDialog()) { try { job.print(); } catch (PrinterException e) { System.out.println(e); } } } } class paintContent implements Printable { public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException { System.out.println("Page index = " + pageIndex); // pageIndex 1 corresponds to page number 2. if (pageIndex > 2) return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE; Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; double w = pf.getImageableWidth(); double h = pf.getImageableHeight(); int xo = (int) pf.getImageableX(); int yo = (int) pf.getImageableY(); Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double(xo, yo, w, h); g2.setColor(Color.red); g2.draw(r); return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS; } } class paintCover implements Printable { public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; double w = pf.getImageableWidth(); double h = pf.getImageableHeight(); int xo = (int) pf.getImageableX(); int yo = (int) pf.getImageableY(); Rectangle2D r = new Rectangle2D.Double(xo, yo, w, h); g2.setColor(Color.red); g2.draw(r); PrinterGraphics p = (PrinterGraphics) g2; String s = p.getPrinterJob().getJobName(); g2.setPaint(Color.black); g2.drawString(s, 0, 0); return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS; } }