You need to use PdfContentByte.setLeading() to set the line spacing before
using newlineShowText(). I recommend the use of setTextMatrix() instead: the
results are more predictable.
Best Regards,
Paulo Soares
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Ward [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 17:17
> To: iText (E-mail)
> Subject: [iText-questions] How to get a new line in template when
> adding text?
>
> I must be missing something easy. I am trying to add several lines of text
> to a template. I figured that newlineShowText() or newlineText() would
> move the 'cursor' down one line. Is that incorrect, or am I misusing them?
>
>
> With this code, I was expecting to get 10 lines on the template, but I
> only get one, each overwriting the other.
>
>
> PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent();
> PdfTemplate template = cb.createTemplate(500, 500);
> BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA,
> BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
> template.setFontAndSize(bf, 12);
> template.beginText();
> template.setTextMatrix(100, 200);
> for( int i=0; i<10; i++ ) {
> template.newlineShowText("Line : "+i);
> template.newlineText(); // try both
> newline commands
> }
> template.endText();
> cb.addTemplate(template, 100, 400);
>
>
> Do I have to keep track of the height of the text, and move the 'cursor'
> my self, with .setTextMatrix() each time I write a line?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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