ColorTest.java

import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.embed.swing.SwingFXUtils;
import javafx.print.JobSettings;
import javafx.print.PrintColor;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.print.*;

public class ColorTest implements Printable {
    BufferedImage bufferedImage;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws PrinterException {
        ColorTest colorTest = new ColorTest();
        colorTest.genImg();

//         // awt prints in color even if the printer is configured for black and white
//         PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
//         attributes.add(Chromaticity.COLOR);
//         PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
//         job.setJobName("Demo");
//         job.setPrintable(demo);
//         // job.printDialog();
//         job.print(attributes);

        // jfx does not print in color when the printer is configured for black and white
        Platform.startup(()-> {
            Node node = new ImageView(SwingFXUtils.toFXImage(colorTest.bufferedImage, null));

            javafx.print.PrinterJob jfxJob = javafx.print.PrinterJob.createPrinterJob();
            JobSettings settings = jfxJob.getJobSettings();
            settings.setJobName("Demo(jfx)");
            settings.setPrintColor(PrintColor.COLOR);
            //jfxJob.showPrintDialog(null);
            jfxJob.printPage(node);
            jfxJob.endJob();
            Platform.runLater(Platform::exit);
        });
    }

    public void genImg() {
        // Generate a Munching Square test image
        bufferedImage = new BufferedImage(256, 64, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
        for (int y = 0; y < 64; y++) {
            for (int x = 0; x < 256; x++) {
                int[] color = new int[]{(x|y)%256, (x|y)*2%256, (x|y)*4%256};
                bufferedImage.getRaster().setPixel(x, y, color);
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int print(Graphics graphics, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex) {
        if (pageIndex != 0) return 1;
        Rectangle r = graphics.getClipBounds();
        graphics.drawImage(bufferedImage, r.x, r.y, null);
        return 0;
    }
}