Re: speed up print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex)

My drawGantt method look like this:
 public void drawGantt(Graphics2D g2d) {

     Graphics komponentPart;

     AffineTransform original =g2d.getTransform();

     g2d.translate(xFaktor.intValue(), yFaktor.intValue());
     g2d.scale(zoomFaktor.doubleValue()/2,zoomFaktor.doubleValue()/2);//zoomFaktor.doubleValue()

     int visZaglavlja = drvo.getRowHeight();

     g2d.setColor(Color.blue);
     g2d.setFont(new Font(pismoStampati, Font.PLAIN, 23));
     g2d.drawString(new String("gradilite: "+imeGradilistaPrihvat),50,50);
     g2d.setFont(new Font(pismoStampati, Font.PLAIN, 14));
     g2d.drawString(new String("voditelj gradilita:
___________________"),50,80);

     g2d.drawString(new String("Dana: "+
     new java.util.Date(System.currentTimeMillis()).toString()),50,120);

     //tree
     komponentPart =
g2d.create(30,10+naslov,treePrihvat.getWidth(),treePrihvat.getHeight());
     bufferPaint(treePrihvat, komponentPart);

      komponentPart =
g2d.create(30+treePrihvat.getWidth(),10+naslov,tablicaPrihvat.getWidth(),zaglavljePrihvat.getHeight());

    //header of a JTable
      bufferPaint(zaglavljePrihvat, komponentPart);

      komponentPart =
g2d.create(30+treePrihvat.getWidth(),10+naslov+zaglavljePrihvat.getHeight(),tablicaPrihvat.getWidth
(),tablicaPrihvat.getHeight());

      //table
       bufferPaint(tablicaPrihvat, komponentPart);

        komponentPart.dispose();

        g2d.translate(30+treePrihvat.getWidth()+tablicaPrihvat.getWidth(),20+naslov-zaglGrafa);

            //the next methods are drawing gantt.
            //It counts coordinates(according to a data from JTable) and
draws fill3DRect.

        if (grafikon.prekidacDnMjPreview == true) {
              grafikon.iscrtajMjerilo(g2d);

        } else {
             grafikon.iscrtajMjeriloMjesecno(g2d);
     }

  }

I got huge chart which I need to cut on a page and I will with the counting
of a Xaxis and Yaxis variables and use it in a code below, but I have one
question for you and I hope it is a last one to not to drag you any more
with my stupid question and also with the bad english.:). So if you be so
kind to look in a code bellow, which is rough draft, and see if I shot the
point you tryijng to describe to me.

BufferedImage bimg2 ;
....
  public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex)
        throws PrinterException {

  Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;

  g2d.translate((-(int)pf.getImageableWidth())*Xaxis,-(int)pf.getImageableHeight()*Yaxis);
  g2d.setClip(((int)pf.getImageableWidth())*Xaxis,(int)pf.getImageableHeight()*Yaxis,(int)pf.getImageableWidth(),(int)
pf.getImageableHeight());

        //radovi trenutni
  int postojiDaNe = 0;

  if (pageIndex > numberOfPages) {
       curIndex = 0;
       postojiDaNe = Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
   } else {

        if (currIndex == pageIndex) {
                bimg2 = new BufferedImage(xSizeAsPage,ySizeAsPage,
BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_GRAY);
                g2d = bimg2.createGraphics();
                g2d.setColor(Color.white);
                g2d.fillRect(0, 0,xSizeAsPage,ySizeAsPage);
                drawGantt(g2d);
                curIndex = curIndex+1;
        } else {
                // probably dispose buffer if isn't null and

                buffer = (Image)bimg2;

                    //Does this will speed up the printing ???
                g2d.drawImage(buffer,0,0,this);

        }

        System.gc();
        postojiDaNe = Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
  }

     return postojiDaNe;

  }