Printing fails with a Beanshell error

Submitted by cherax on Friday, 23 November, 2007 - 05:28

When I attempt to print a text file, I get a long Beanshell error (and no printing) that starts with:

java.lang.NullPointerException: null attribute
at sun.print.IPPPrintService.isAttributeValueSupported(IPPPrintService.java:1100)
at sun.print.ServiceDialog$OrientationPanel.updateInfo(ServiceDialog.java:2092)
etc. etc. etc.

Checking the "use old printing API" doesn't help.

This happens with jEdit 4.2 stable and with 4.3pre11, and with java 5 and 6. I'm using Kubuntu 7.10.

Any ideas?

Java Printing Fix for Linux with CUPS

by davo on Fri, 13/03/2009 - 18:33

hi, i found a solution in this blog:
http://www.pikopong.com/blog/2008/09/09/java-printing-fix-for-linux-with-cups/

#append orientation option into printers.conf
vi /etc/cups/printers.conf
  ....
  Option orientation-requested 3


#restart cups
/etc/init.d/cups restart

jEdit won't print in Kubuntu 7.10 (SOLVED)

by cherax on Tue, 18/12/2007 - 00:56

The problem was with Ubuntu/Kubuntu's latest version of cupsys. Downgrading to version 1.2.8 fixed the problem. Searching the Ubuntu forum for "java printing problem" turned up the solution, which is a script that performs the downgrade automatically.

Probably a silly question.

by elberry on Fri, 23/11/2007 - 07:05

I've never had this issue before, though I haven't used jEdit on 7.10 yet. 7.10 is really new right? I just want to make sure you are using sun's java, not the gnu java that comes installed by default on ubuntu.

Also, are you having any troubles printing from any other application?

Learn from the past. Live in the present. Plan for the future.

beanshell printing errors

by cherax on Fri, 23/11/2007 - 19:19

Forgot to answer your other question - I'm using java 1.5 now. Version 1.6 gave the same problem. GNU java uninstalled, but maybe I should try it!

beanshell printing error

by cherax on Fri, 23/11/2007 - 19:13

"Also, are you having any troubles printing from any other application?"

Bingo, elberry! Yes, trying to print from Freemind generates exactly the same error output. I should have checked that before blaming jEdit! Nothing on the Kubuntu forums, but the Ubuntu forums do show a number of similar reports about printing from java apps - printing just fails completely. Non-java apps print fine.

I haven't had the problem with earlier Kubuntu versions, so this must be a 7.10 problem.

I guess I'll follow the Ubuntu thread and post on the Kubuntu forums, and hope for the best.

Thanks for your prompt response.

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