textflow/rotated_text
Create text output which does not run horizontally, but at some angle.
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<?php
/*
* 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
*/
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
$searchpath = dirname(__FILE__,3)."/input";
$outfile = "";
$title = "Rotated Text";
$tf = 0;
$optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=14 leading=120% charref";
$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, "") == 0)
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 == 0)
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 == 0)
throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());
$result = $p->fit_textflow($tf, 250, 50, 400, 400, "rotate=30");
if ($result != "_stop")
{
/* Check for errors or more text to be placed */
}
$p->delete_textflow($tf);
$p->end_page_ext("");
/* Page 2 */
$p->begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
if ($font == 0)
throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());
/* 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 = 0;
$tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $textflow, $optlist);
if ($tf == 0)
throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());
$result = $p->fit_textflow($tf, 150, 450, 400, 650, "showborder rotate=30");
if ($result != "_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 = 0;
$tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $textflow, $optlist);
if ($tf == 0)
throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg());
$result = $p->fit_textflow($tf, 150, 100, 400, 300,
"showborder rotate=30 orientate west");
if ($result != "_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("");
$buf = $p->get_buffer();
$len = strlen($buf);
header("Content-type: application/pdf");
header("Content-Length: $len");
header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=rotated_text.pdf");
print $buf;
} catch (PDFlibException $e) {
echo("PDFlib exception occurred:\n".
"[" . $e->get_errnum() . "] " . $e->get_apiname() .
": " . $e->get_errmsg() . "\n");
exit(1);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
echo("PHP exception occurred: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n");
exit(1);
}
$p = 0;
?>