/** This internal method begins a new line */
protected void newline() {
charnum = 0; // Reset character number to 0
linenum++; // Increment line number
if (linenum >= lines_per_page) { // If we've reached the end of the page
page.dispose(); // send page to printer
page = null; // but don't start a new page yet.
}
}
/**
* Prepare a buffer for the image, return if the canvas is ready Only need to call this when the
* size of the canvas is changed, Since we automatically detect the size change in paint() only
* call this on start
*/
public boolean newImgBuf() {
Dimension sz = getSize();
if (sz.width == 0 || sz.height == 0) return false;
// quit if the current image already has the right size
if (img != null && imgG != null && sz.equals(imgSize)) return true;
img = createImage(sz.width, sz.height);
if (imgG != null) imgG.dispose();
imgG = img.getGraphics();
imgSize = sz;
return true;
}
/**
* This is the close() method that all Writer subclasses must implement. Print the pending page
* (if any) and terminate the PrintJob.
*/
public void close() {
synchronized (this.lock) {
if (page != null) page.dispose(); // Send page to the printer
job.end(); // Terminate the job
}
}