textflow/rotated_text
Create text output which does not run horizontally, but at some angle.
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/*
* Rotated text:
* Create rotated text lines and Textflows which do not run horizontally,
* but at some angle
*
* Three text lines are generated which are oriented to the west, east, or
* south. A text line is rotated by 30 degrees. A Textflow is created which
* is rotated by 30 degrees. A Textflow is generated with a rotation of 30
* degrees and an orientation to the west.
*
* Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 10
* Required data: none
*/
package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.textflow;
import com.pdflib.pdflib;
import com.pdflib.PDFlibException;
public class rotated_text
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "rotated_text.pdf";
String title = "Rotated Text";
pdflib p = null;
int font;
String result;
int tf = -1;
int exitcode = 0;
String optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=14 leading=120% charref";
String textflow =
"To fold the famous rocket looper proceed as follows:\n" +
"Take a DIN A4 sheet. Fold it lenghtwise in the middle. Then, fold " +
"the upper corners down. Fold the long sides inwards that the points " +
"A and B meet on the central fold. Fold the points C and D that the " +
"upper corners meet with the central fold as well. Fold the plane in " +
"the middle. Fold the wings down that they close with the lower " +
"border of the plane.";
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");
/* Set an output path according to the name of the topic */
if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
p.set_info("Title", title);
/* Page 1 */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
font = p.load_font("NotoSerif-Bold", "unicode", "");
if (font == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
/* Place a text line with an orientation of west, east, or south */
p.setfont(font, 24);
p.fit_textline("The famous rocket looper", 100, 500, "orientate=west");
p.setfont(font, 20);
p.fit_textline("The famous rocket looper", 200, 500, "orientate=east");
p.setfont(font, 16);
p.fit_textline("The famous rocket looper", 300, 500, "orientate=south");
/* Rotate a text line by 30 degrees */
p.setfont(font, 16);
p.fit_textline("The famous rocket looper", 50, 350, "rotate=30");
/* Place a Textflow with a rotation of 30 degrees */
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, textflow, optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, 250, 50, 400, 400, "rotate=30");
if (!result.equals("_stop"))
{
/* Check for errors or more text to be placed */
}
p.delete_textflow(tf);
p.end_page_ext("");
/* Page 2 */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
/* Set the stroke color to red */
p.setcolor("stroke", "rgb", 1, 0, 0, 0);
/* Place a Textflow with a rotation of 30 degrees. Visualize the fitbox
* of the Textflow with the "showborder" option */
tf = -1;
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, textflow, optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, 150, 450, 400, 650, "showborder rotate=30");
if (!result.equals("_stop"))
{
/* Check for errors or more text to be placed */
}
p.delete_textflow(tf);
p.fit_textline("rotate=30", 300, 500, "font=" + font + " fontsize=14");
/* Now, place the Textflow with a rotation of 30 degrees and orientate
* it to the west
*/
tf = -1;
tf = p.add_textflow(tf, textflow, optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, 150, 100, 400, 300,
"showborder rotate=30 orientate west");
if (!result.equals("_stop"))
{
/* Check for errors or more text to be placed */
}
p.delete_textflow(tf);
p.fit_textline("rotate=30 orientate=west", 300, 150, "font=" + font +
" fontsize=14");
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);
}
}
}