public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex) throws PrinterException {
    // Component printMe = getPrintComponent();

    Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
    g2.setColor(Color.black); // set default foreground color to black

    // for faster printing, turn off double buffering
    // RepaintManager.currentManager(this).setDoubleBufferingEnabled(false);

    Dimension d = printComponent.getSize(); // get size of document
    double panelWidth = d.width; // width in pixels
    double panelHeight = d.height; // height in pixels
    double pageHeight = pf.getImageableHeight(); // height of printer page
    double pageWidth = pf.getImageableWidth(); // width of printer page
    double scale = pageWidth / panelWidth;
    int totalNumPages = (int) Math.ceil(scale * panelHeight / pageHeight);

    // make sure we don't print empty pages
    if (pageIndex >= totalNumPages) {
      return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
    }

    // shift Graphic to line up with beginning of print-imageable region
    g2.translate(pf.getImageableX(), pf.getImageableY());

    // shift Graphic to line up with beginning of next page to print
    g2.translate(0f, -pageIndex * pageHeight);

    // scale the page so the width fits...
    g2.scale(scale, scale);

    // PRINT IT!
    printComponent.paint(g2);

    return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
  }