How to display full table when using PrinterJob in javaFX?

Question

I have table with only 3 rows and 5 columns, when printing it prints all 3 rows but only 3 columns. This is my code:

  private void print(Node node)        
  Printer printer = Printer.getDefaultPrinter();
  PageLayout pageLayout
    = printer.createPageLayout(Paper.A4, PageOrientation.PORTRAIT, 
  Printer.MarginType.HARDWARE_MINIMUM);
  PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.createPrinterJob();

    if (job != null && job.showPrintDialog(node.getScene().getWindow())) {
        boolean success = job.printPage(node);
        if (success) {
            job.endJob();
        }
    }

This is button:

  printButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
        public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
            print(tableView);
        }
    });

What should i do so i can see all columns? i'm using old hp laserjet professional p1102 printer.

For one thing, you can try changing PageOrientation.PORTRAIT to PageOrientation.LANDSCAPE. — VGR, Aug 19 '20 at 11:49
You are not actually doing anything with the PageLayout you created. Pass it as the first argument to `job.printPage`. — VGR, Aug 19 '20 at 11:53
@VGR Nope, but even if it was change, that's now what i want. I can print in landscape when i choose option in `showPrintDialog`. I need in a4 format — nemke nemke, Aug 19 '20 at 11:56
Okay, so you have a very wide table but you want to force it to fit on a portrait-oriented page. Are you willing to scale the table down, when printing, to make it fit? — VGR, Aug 19 '20 at 11:57
@VGR it's now wide table at all, it has only 5 columns with 4 digit number in them. Yes anything to put it on paper — nemke nemke, Aug 19 '20 at 12:00
@kleopatra what is the problem in my question? I think it's easy to understand — nemke nemke, Aug 19 '20 at 12:12
it's not reproducible without writing additional code ... which is your job :) — kleopatra, Aug 19 '20 at 12:19
@kleopatra i only have button that calls print method, thought that was obvious. — nemke nemke, Aug 19 '20 at 12:26
might be .. or not: to exclude the latter __you__ should write the boilerplate around the obvious .. — kleopatra, Aug 19 '20 at 13:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 19 '20 at 13:18

JavaFX8 Print API : how to set correctly the Printable area This is where i found answer. I only need to change height:

double scaleX
    = pageLayout.getPrintableWidth() / node.getBoundsInParent().getWidth();
double scaleY
    = pageLayout.getPrintableHeight() / node.getBoundsInParent().getHeight();
Scale scale = new Scale(scaleX, scaleY)//insted of scaleY i put number 1

So it will not stretch table height all over the paper.

How to display full table when using PrinterJob in javaFX?

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