public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(); DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PRINTABLE; String mime = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.POSTSCRIPT.getMimeType(); StreamPrintServiceFactory[] factories = StreamPrintServiceFactory. lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(flavor, mime); if (factories.length == 0) { System.out.println("No print service found."); return; } FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream("out.ps"); StreamPrintService service = factories[0].getPrintService(output); SimpleDoc doc = new SimpleDoc(new PrintSEUmlauts(), DocFlavor.SERVICE_FORMATTED.PRINTABLE, new HashDocAttributeSet()); DocPrintJob job = service.createPrintJob(); job.addPrintJobListener(new PrintJobAdapter() { @Override public void printJobCompleted(PrintJobEvent pje) { testPrintAndExit(); } }); job.print(doc, new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet()); }