Printing in Java - characters are too close together

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I am using the class Graphics2D to print some texts from a Java application. To print it I am implementing the interface Printable and the class Graphics2D. Then I use the method drawString from Graphics2D.

The thing is that sometimes (depending on the string I am printing), some characters are on top of each other and the spacing between characters is crazy.

Does anyone know why?

A code sample, and perhaps a screenshot, would help us find your answer. — Hannele, Feb 15 '12 at 17:27
As for why, I guess different String could be overlapping, or possibly the font could be odd. You can use the: g.setFont(new Font(String name, int mod, int size)); — , Feb 15 '12 at 17:28
For better printable output, consider using a report writer library instead of Swing. Often it comes down to using the best tool for the job. You could easily integrate this with your current Swing application if needed. — Hovercraft Full Of Eels, Feb 15 '12 at 17:52

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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This question mentions setting RenderingHints. Fractional metrics, anti-aliasing or hinting might be of use. You could try another font too.

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answered Feb 15 '12 at 17:35

Joop Eggen

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Thumbed up because I forgot about rendering, rookie mistake :( – Feb 15 '12 at 17:38

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '14 at 14:26

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For workaround of this issue Set the public static property RasterPrinterJob.shapeTextProp to true.

answered Apr 08 '14 at 14:26

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Can you detail more please? – Robin Apr 08 '14 at 14:42
@Robin before printing command `RasterPrinterJob.shapeTextProp = true;` – Ekrem Kucuk May 23 '14 at 23:00

Printing in Java - characters are too close together

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