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textflow/wrap_text_around_polygons

Use arbitrary polygons as wrapping shapes for text to wrap around.

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/* 
 * Wrap text around polygons:
 * Use arbitrary polygons as wrapping shapes for text to wrap around
 * 
 * Use fit_textflow() with the "wrap" option and the "polygons" suboption to
 * wrap text around a triangle positioned relative to the fitbox of the
 * Textflow. Then wrap text around two hexagons positioned with absolute
 * coordinates on the page.
 * 
 * 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 wrap_text_around_polygons
{
    public static void main (String argv[])
    {
        pdflib p = null;
        String searchpath = "../input";
        String outfile = "wrap_text_around_polygons.pdf";
        String title = "Wrap Text around Polygons";
        
        int i, tf = -1;
        String result, heading;
        final double llx = 70, lly = 50, urx = 450, ury = 820;
        int exitcode = 0;


        /* Repeat the dummy text to produce more contents */
        final int count = 6;

        final String optlist1 =
            "fontname=NotoSerif-Regular fontsize=10.5 " +
            "fillcolor={gray 0} alignment=justify";

        final String optlist2 =
            "fontname=NotoSerif-Bold fontsize=11 " +
            "fillcolor={rgb 0 0 1} charref";

        /* Text which is repeatedly placed on the page. Soft hyphens are marked
         * with the character reference "­" (character references are enabled
         * by the charref option).
         */
        final String text =
            "Our paper planes are the ideal way of passing the time. We offer " +
            "revolutionary new develop­ments of the traditional common paper " +
            "planes. If your lesson, conference, or lecture turn out to be " +
            "deadly boring, you can have a wonderful time with our planes. " +
            "All our models are fol­ded from one paper sheet. They are " +
            "exclu­sively folded with­out using any adhesive. Several " +
            "models are equipped with a folded landing gear enabling a safe " +
            "landing on the intended loca­tion provided that you have aimed " +
            "well. Other models are able to fly loops or cover long distances. " +
            "Let them start from a vista point in the mountains and see where " +
            "they touch the ground. ";
        
        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");
            p.set_option("charref=true");

            if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1)
                throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

            p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook");
            p.set_info("Title", title);
            
            
            /* ---------------------------
             * Wrap text around a triangle
             * ---------------------------
             */
            
            /* Create a heading */
            heading = "Page 1: fit_textflow() with option\n" +
                "wrap={polygons={{50% 80%   20% 30%   80% 30%   50% 80%}}}\n\n";
            
            tf = p.add_textflow(tf, heading, optlist2);
            if (tf == -1)
                throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

            /* Create some amount of dummy text and feed it to a Textflow object
             * with alternating options
             */
            for (i=1; i<=count; i++) {
                String num = i + " ";

                tf = p.add_textflow(tf, num, optlist2);
                if (tf == -1)
                    throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

                tf = p.add_textflow(tf, text, optlist1);
                if (tf == -1)
                    throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
            }

            /* Loop until all of the text is placed; create new pages
             * as long as more text needs to be placed.
             */
            do {
                p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
          
                /* Place the text. Use the "wrap" option with the "polygons"
                 * suboption to define a triangle. In this case, each corner of the
                 * triangle is specified by a pair of coordinates defined as
                 * percentage of the fitbox width or height, respectively.
                 */
                result = p.fit_textflow(tf, llx, lly, urx, ury,
                    "verticalalign=justify linespreadlimit=120% " +
                    "wrap={ polygons={ {50% 80%   20% 30%   80% 30%   50% 80%} } }");

                p.end_page_ext("");

                /* "_boxfull" means we must continue because there is more text;
                 * "_nextpage" is interpreted as "start new column"
                 */
            } while (result.equals("_boxfull") || result.equals("_nextpage"));

            /* Check for errors */
            if (!result.equals("_stop"))
            {
                /* "_boxempty" happens if the box is very small and doesn't
                 * hold any text at all.
                 */
                if (result.equals( "_boxempty"))
                    throw new Exception ("Error: Textflow box too small");
                else
                {
                    /* Any other return value is a user exit caused by
                     * the "return" option; this requires dedicated code to
                     * deal with.
                     */
                    throw new Exception ("User return '" + result +
                            "' found in Textflow");
                }
            }
            p.delete_textflow(tf);
            
            
            /* -----------------------------
             * Wrap text around two hexagons
             * -----------------------------
             */
            tf = -1;
            
            /* Create a heading */
            heading = "Page 2: fit_textflow() with option " +
                "wrap={ polygons={\n{150 250   200 350   300 350   350 250   " +
                "300 150   200 150   150 250}\n{130 550   200 650   300 650   " +
                "370 550   300 450   200 450   130 550}}}\n\n";
            
            tf = p.add_textflow(tf, heading, optlist2);
            if (tf == -1)
                throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

            /* Create some amount of dummy text and feed it to a Textflow object
             * with alternating options
             */
            for (i=1; i<=count; i++) {
                String num = i + " ";

                tf = p.add_textflow(tf, num, optlist2);
                if (tf == -1)
                    throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());

                tf = p.add_textflow(tf, text, optlist1);
                if (tf == -1)
                    throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg());
            }

            /* Loop until all of the text is placed; create new pages
             * as long as more text needs to be placed.
             */
            do {
                p.begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.width height=a4.height");
          
                /* Place the text. Use the "wrap" option with the "polygons"
                 * suboption to define two hexagons. In this case, each corner of
                 * the hexagons is specified by a pair of absolute coordinates on
                 * the page.
                 */
                result = p.fit_textflow(tf, llx, lly, urx, ury,
                    "verticalalign=justify linespreadlimit=120% wrap={ polygons={" +
        "{150 250   200 350   300 350   350 250   300 150   200 150   150 250}   " +
        "{130 550   200 650   300 650   370 550   300 450   200 450   130 550}} }");

                p.end_page_ext("");

                /* "_boxfull" means we must continue because there is more text;
                 * "_nextpage" is interpreted as "start new column"
                 */
            } while (result.equals("_boxfull") || result.equals("_nextpage"));

            /* Check for errors */
            if (!result.equals("_stop"))
            {
                /* "_boxempty" happens if the box is very small and doesn't
                 * hold any text at all.
                 */
                if (result.equals( "_boxempty"))
                    throw new Exception ("Error: Textflow box too small");
                else
                {
                    /* Any other return value is a user exit caused by
                     * the "return" option; this requires dedicated code to
                     * deal with.
                     */
                    throw new Exception ("User return '" + result +
                            "' found in Textflow");
                }
            }
            p.delete_textflow(tf);

            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);
        }
    }
}