The result is correct as the alignment is made by the leading. What you want is to align by the ascent. You can get the ascent with BaseFont.getFontProperties().
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:53 PM > To: Paulo Soares > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RE: [iText-questions] middle align background > image with text > > > As mentioned below the text "PARTY" is marked with > "myChunk.setGenericTag()" > and "public void onGenericTag()" now contains these lines: > > Image img = Image.getInstance("kategorie_bg.gif"); > > img.scalePercent(24); // 300dpi > > img.setAbsolutePosition(rect.left(), rect.bottom() - > ((img.scaledHeight() - > rect.height()) / 2)); > > writer.getDirectContentUnder().addImage(img); > > I have expected that "rect.bottom() - ((img.scaledHeight() - > rect.height()) / > 2)" would (nearly) middle align the background image as shown > in the attached gif. > > Can you please tell me whats wrong ? > > > > What am I supposed to see? Post working code and the result that you > > expect. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andreas Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:59 AM > > > To: Paulo Soares > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: RE: RE: [iText-questions] middle align > > > background image with text > > > > > > Scaling is 24% and I get the same unexpected result with both > > > approaches > > > (enlarged part of screenshot attached, please only pay > > > attention to vertical > > > alignment). > > > > > > > > > > writer.getDirectContentUnder().addImage(img, > > > img.scaledWidth(), 0, 0, > > > > img.scaledHeight(), > > > > rect.left() + rect.width()/2 - img.scaledWidth()/2, > > > > rect.bottom() + rect.height()/2 - img.scaledHeight()/2); > > > > > > > > It may not work if scaling is not 100% or with rotation. A > > > better way > > > > is: > > > > > > > > img.setAbsolutePosition(rect.left() + rect.width()/2 - > > > > img.scaledWidth()/2, > > > > rect.bottom() + rect.height()/2 - img.scaledHeight()/2); > > > > writer.getDirectContentUnder().addImage(img); > > > > > > > > (warning: code not tested) > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Andreas Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:18 AM > > > > > To: Paulo Soares > > > > > Subject: Re: RE: [iText-questions] middle align background > > > > > image with text > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The text is in the rectangle. > > > > > > > > > > writer.getDirectContentUnder().addImage() is part of > "public void > > > > > onGenericTag()" and the text is marked with > > > > > "myChunk.setGenericTag()" ... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help ! > > > > > > > > > > > Where is the text? > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > > > > Behalf Of Andreas Meyer > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:18 AM > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > Subject: [iText-questions] middle align background > > > image with text > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would like to align text precisely in the middle of a > > > > > > > background image. I have > > > > > > > tried it this way, but with no luck: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > writer.getDirectContentUnder().addImage(img, > > > > > img.scaledWidth(), 0, 0, > > > > > > > img.scaledHeight(), rect.left(), rect.bottom() - > > > > > > > ((img.scaledHeight() - > > > > > > > rect.height()) / 2)); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can you please tell me whats wrong ? > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
