Hi, Short version: --------------
Let's say I have: - an externally-provided PDF file, which contains a multiline form field, - a text string which is to be inserted into it, - a certain font and text size I do not have the dimensions of the field, unless it's possible to retrieve them from the document. I'd like to be able to find out how many lines the text would take in the field, before I output the modified document. Is it possible? Could you point me in the general direction of classes and methods I should look at? Longer version: --------------- The reason I want this (in case that way is not possible, but there is a different way to do this) is to vertically align contents of several multiline form fields, like this: | +------------++---------------------+ +----------------+ | | || | | | | | Some stuff || This is very short. | | And this part | | | in here, || | | can be some- | | | which is || | | what in between| | | quite long || | | in terms of | | | compared || | | length. | | | to the || | | | | | other form || | | | | | fields. || | | | | | || | | | | | The next || But we want this bit| | But still this | | | bit of in- || to be aligned with | | must not start | | | formation || the bit on the left | | higher than | | | [...] || | | this. | | +------------++---------------------+ +----------------+ I think that being able to calculate that the first bit in the first form field would take 8 lines, in the second field - 1 line, and in third - 5, I could add appropriate number of newlines to the first parts of text in second and third fields, which would make the second parts align nicely. And no, I cannot have two rows of form fields, because they are embedded in the document before I know whether there will be two or more sets of information. kind regards, Marcin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
