iText can create that layout. I don't have the time to do it but if you get someone else I can give some hints on how to do it.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Piotr Czajkowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 4:58 Subject: [iText-questions] iText related work > Dear Bruno & Paulo, > > > > I tried your iText application and must say that it is fantastic! The > only shame is that I am not too good Java programmer and cannot fully > utilize iText but this is a thin that I need. > > > > I work for Lonely Planet Publication in Melbourne, Australia > www.lonelyplanet.com <http://www.lonelyplanet.com/> and wonder whether > you would be interested in writing a simple application for us which > would use iText. I know that any Java programmer could do it but since > you put so much work in iText I thought I should ask you first. Here is > the full story. Small percent of our map is done in different mapping > software that produces key as a separate text file. We need to convert > this file into EPS or AI (or PDF?) and then put in on the map in Adobe > Illustrator. > > > > We need an application that: > > > > 1 would read a text file (see below) > > > > INFORMATION > > 1 Commonwealth Bank (ATM) D2 > > 2 Commonwealth Bank (ATM) F2 > > 3 Royal Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre E7 > > 4 Royal Children's Hospital B1 > > 5 Royal Melbourne Hospital C2 > > 6 Visitors Information F5 > > 7 World Wide Wash F2 > > > > SIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES > > 8 Arthouse C3 > > 9 Captain Cook's Cottage F5 > > 10 Conservatory F5 > > 11 Fairies' Tree F5 > > 12 La Trobe's Cottage E8 > > 13 Melbourne Museum E3 > > 14 National Herbarium E8 > > 15 Old Melbourne Observatory E8 > > 16 Performing Arts Museum D6 > > 17 Polly Woodside Maritime Museum B7 > > 18 Sports & Entertainment Centre F6 > > 19 STA Travel D2 > > Theatres Building (See Item 16) > > Tudor Village (See Item 11) > > > > SLEEPING > > 20 Chapman Gardens YHA Hostel A1 > > 21 Downtowner on Lygon D3 > > 22 King Boutique Accommodation E3 > > 23 Medley Hall D3 > > 24 Nomads Market Inn C8 > > 25 Ormond College C1 > > 26 Queensberry Hill YHA Hostel B3 > > 27 The Nunnery E3 > > 28 Travel Inn D2 > > > > EATING > > 29 Abla's E2 > > 30 Bangla Sweets & Curry Cafe E2 > > 31 Bhoj A5 > > > > 2 Through GUI user can set up the number of columns and rows. There can > be 1, 2 or 3 columns with the fixed width. There can be different number > of rows in each column. Rows can be aligned at the top i.e. > > > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > Xxxxx > > > > Or the bottom i.e > > > > Xxxxx > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx > > > > 3 The final key should look like the one in the attached file. It also > should insert a tiny icon next to the header. > > > > What do you think? Is it possible or better do it directly with SDK and > Illustrator? I like iText and appreciate your effort so I thought about > getting it done this way. I did some initial tests and it looks > promising. > > > > One word of warning though. You won't make big bucks with us at the > moment because all the travel industry has been hit hard and we just > want to survive. But if you like LP guides and are not too greedy maybe > we could make a deal. We probably could acknowledge your work in the > book somehow and provide you with a new book every time you travel :-) > > > > Can you write me please what are your conditions? > > Hope to hear from you soon > > > > Cheers > > Piotr Czajkowski > > > > Lonely Planet Publications > > 90 Maribyrnong St > > Footscray > > VIC 3011 > > Australia > > --- > > Tel +61 3 8379 8000 > > Fax +61 3 8379 8111 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email, including attachments, is intended only for the addressee > > and may be confidential, privileged and subject to copyright. If you > > have received this email in error, please advise the sender and delete > > it. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not > > use, copy or disclose its content to anyone. You must not copy or > > communicate to others content that is confidential or subject to > > copyright, unless you have the consent of the content owner. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: VM Ware With VMware you can run multiple operating systems on a single machine. WITHOUT REBOOTING! Mix Linux / Windows / Novell virtual machines at the same time. Free trial click here:http://www.vmware.com/wl/offer/358/0 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
