pdfua/parallel_columns_pdfua1
Demonstrate how to tag multiple columns in parallel with activate_item().
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/*
* parallel_columns_pdfua1
*
* This topic demonstrates how to tag multiple columns in parallel with
* activate_item(). In order to work around Acrobat problems no direct
* content should be created after activate_item(), but only new structure
* elements.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
* Required data: font
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.pdfua;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class parallel_columns_pdfua1 {
public static void main(String argv[]) {
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "parallel_columns_pdfua1.pdf";
String title = "Tag parallel columns";
pdflib p = null;
int font, x_left = 50, x_right = 350, y1 = 600, y2 = 580;
int id_div1, id_div2;
int exitcode = 0;
try {
p = new pdflib();
p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}");
/* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */
p.set_option("errorpolicy=return");
if (p.begin_document(outfile,
"pdfua=PDF/UA-1 tag={tagname=Document} lang=en") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title);
font = p.load_font("NotoSerif-Regular", "unicode", "");
if (font == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.create_bookmark(title, "");
/* Automatically create spaces between chunks of text */
p.set_option("autospace=true");
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
id_div1 = p.begin_item("Div", "Title={Left column}");
p.setfont(font, 12);
/* Start with a H1 for the left column */
p.fit_textline("Start of left column...", x_left, y1,
"tag={tagname=H1} fontsize=18");
/*
* Since we keep the first Div open we must explicitly designate the
* root element as parent for the right column.
*/
id_div2 = p.begin_item("Div", "parent=0 Title={Right column}");
p.fit_textline("Start of right column...", x_right, y1,
"tag={tagname=H1} fontsize=18");
/* Return to the left column and add another structure element */
p.activate_item(id_div1);
p.fit_textline("continued", x_left, y2, "tag={tagname=P}");
p.end_item(id_div1);
/* Now return to the right column again and add an element */
p.activate_item(id_div2);
p.fit_textline("also continued", x_right, y2, "tag={tagname=P}");
p.end_item(id_div2);
p.end_page_ext("");
p.end_document("");
}
catch (PDFlibException e) {
System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:");
System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() +
": " + e.get_errmsg());
exitcode = 1;
}
catch (Exception e) {
System.err.println(e);
exitcode = 1;
}
finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
System.exit(exitcode);
}
}
}