Correct. Perhaps there is another solution that would make more sense in this case?
Only Phrases and Chunks can be added to ColumnText via addText(). Perhaps Paragraphs can be added also to ColumnText directly. Then a setIndentation() and a setFollowingIndentation() could be added there. These two methods in addition to the already present Paragraph.setIndentationLeft() and Paragraph.setIndentationRight() would allow a very flexible paragraph structure: setIndentation( 0 ); setIndentationFollowing( 36 ); setIndentationLeft( 36 ); setIndentationRight( 36 ); would yield (four periods equals 36) ----- left edge right edge ----- v v ....The beginning of a paragraph indented .... ........with a following indent. This .... ........goes on and on and on. Of course, this is much more complicated then the quick change to ColumnText. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paulo Soares Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:11 AM To: 'Thomas McKay' Cc: iText Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText The idea is to define a single column, inject a paragraph with some indent and then repeat with another paragraph with other indent? Best Regards, Paulo Soares > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas McKay [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 16:02 > To: Paulo Soares > Cc: iText > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > Specifying a narrower column width would be very awkward. In my specific > case, I calculate the column edges based upon images to be displayed on > the > page. In addition, each paragraph of text can have a unique indentation. > This means that in order to calculate the narrower column width, the > number > of lines that a paragraph covered would have to be calculated first and > then > the column width narrowed only in that region. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paulo > Soares > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:12 AM > To: 'Thomas McKay' > Cc: iText > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > > What's the problem of specifying a narrower column width? > > Best Regards, > Paulo Soares > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas McKay [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 14:25 > > To: Paulo Soares; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: iText > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > > > Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this. The negative first > > line indent does indeed work except that it then violates the column's > > left > > edge. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paulo > > Soares > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:29 AM > > To: 'Thomas McKay'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: iText > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > > > > > I can't see the reason for this. A negative first line indent will > achieve > > the same. > > > > Best Regards, > > Paulo Soares > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Thomas McKay [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 14:23 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: iText > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > > > > > Here's the code I added to ColumnText.java to set a "following > indent." > > > > > > > > > CAFFEINE:...lowagie/text/pdf> cvs diff ColumnText.java > > > Index: ColumnText.java > > > =================================================================== > > > RCS file: /cvsroot/itext/src/com/lowagie/text/pdf/ColumnText.java,v > > > retrieving revision 1.17 > > > diff -r1.17 ColumnText.java > > > 134a135,137 > > > > > > > > /** The following paragraph lines indent. */ > > > > protected float followingIndent = 0; > > > 443a447,464 > > > > * Sets the following paragraph lines indent. > > > > * @param indent the indent > > > > */ > > > > public void setFollowingIndent(float indent) > > > > { > > > > this.followingIndent = indent; > > > > } > > > > > > > > /** > > > > * Gets the following paragraph lines indent. > > > > * @return the indent > > > > */ > > > > public float getFollowingIndent() > > > > { > > > > return followingIndent; > > > > } > > > > > > > > /** > > > 558c579 > > > < firstIndent = line.isNewlineSplit() ? indent : 0; > > > --- > > > > firstIndent = line.isNewlineSplit() ? indent : > > > followingIndent > > > ; > > > 595c616 > > > < firstIndent = line.isNewlineSplit() ? indent : 0; > > > --- > > > > firstIndent = line.isNewlineSplit() ? indent : > > > followingIndent > > > ; > > > 631c652 > > > < } > > > \ No newline at end of file > > > --- > > > > } > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:08 AM > > > To: Thomas McKay > > > Cc: iText > > > Subject: [iText-questions] Re: indentation of columnText > > > > > > > > > Thomas McKay writes: > > > > > > > Just wondering if there's a way to indent the lines following the > > first > > > line > > > > of a paragraph. > > > > > > > > This is some text that wraps > > > > at the edge and indents > > > > six spaces on subsequent > > > > lines. > > > > > > > > I put some code into ColumnText.java to allow this to happen but > there > > > might > > > > be a mechanism for this already. > > > > > > No, there isn't. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > iText-questions mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > iText-questions mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > > _______________________________________________ > > iText-questions mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > iText-questions mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
