textflow/weblink_in_text
Create a Textflow and integrate colorized Web links in the text.
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/*
* Weblink in Text:
* Create a Textflow and integrate colorized Web links in the text
*
* Using the inline options "matchbox" and "matchbox end" define
* matchboxes which are used to indicate the pieces of text on which the
* Web links are to be placed.
*
* 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 weblink_in_text
{
public static void main (String argv[])
{
/* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */
String searchpath = "../input";
String outfile = "weblink_in_text.pdf";
String title = "Weblink in Text";
pdflib p = null;
int act, tf = -1;
String result, optlist, text;
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");
/* 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);
/* Create page */
p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
/* Create and fit a Textflow with two Web links. Using the inline
* options "matchbox" and "matchbox end" define the two matchboxes
* "kraxiweb" and "kraximail" which are used to indicate the pieces of
* text on which the Web links are to be placed. Provide the matchboxes
* with particular text color and decoration.
*/
text =
"For more information about the Giant Wing Paper Plane see the " +
"Web site of <underline=true fillcolor=teal strokecolor=teal " +
"matchbox={name=kraxiweb boxheight={fontsize descender}}>Kraxi " +
"Systems, Inc.<matchbox=end underline=false fillcolor=black" +
" strokecolor=black> or contact us by email via " +
"<matchbox={name=kraximail fillcolor=darkturquoise " +
"boxheight={ascender descender}}>questions@kraxi.com" +
"<matchbox=end fillcolor=black>. You'll get all " +
"information about how to fly the Giant Wing in a thunderstorm " +
"as soon as possible.";
optlist =
"fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=20 leading=140%";
tf = p.create_textflow(text, optlist);
if (tf == -1)
throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
result = p.fit_textflow(tf, 100, 200, 500, 500, "fitmethod=auto");
if (!result.equals("_stop"))
{
/* Check for errors */
}
/* Create URI action */
optlist = "url={http://www.kraxi.com}";
act = p.create_action("URI", optlist);
/* Create Link annotation on matchbox "kraxiweb" */
optlist = "action={activate " + act +
"} linewidth=0 usematchbox={kraxiweb}";
p.create_annotation(0, 0, 0, 0, "Link", optlist);
/* Create URI action */
optlist = "url={mailto:questions@kraxi.com}";
act = p.create_action("URI", optlist);
/* Create Link annotation on matchbox "kraximail" */
optlist = "action={activate " + act +
"} linewidth=0 usematchbox={kraximail}";
p.create_annotation(0, 0, 0, 0, "Link", optlist);
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.toString());
exitcode = 1;
} finally {
if (p != null) {
p.delete();
}
System.exit(exitcode);
}
}
}