Well, I would like to display all the text wrapped to fit within the width of the column. However the height of the cell must not increase, hence if the text is too long it should be distributed to the cell(s) below.
/David Paulo Soares wrote: > > What do you mean " floating out of the PdfPCell rather than by expanding > it"? > > Paulo > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "davidfossil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:52 AM > Subject: [iText-questions] Capturing the overflow from PdfPCell > > >> >> When adding a Phrase with a long text string to a narrow PdfPCell the >> text >> is >> automatically wrapped into several lines. In the project I am working on >> I >> want the text to wrap, by floating out of the PdfPCell rather than by >> expanding it. As I read the source code this is not possible >> what-so-ever. >> >> As a workaround I have set a fixed height on the PdfPCell, causing the >> text >> to wrap "into nowhere". My idea here is to then catch the overflown text, >> to >> manually add it to the cell below. From the iText source I have found >> that >> PdfLine.add() and PdfChunk.split() seems that seems to do the actual line >> splitting, but unfortunately its all package private and I can not seem >> to >> find any "entraces" other than compiling my own modified iText. >> >> I have really tried to solve this one myself be investigating the iText >> source code, but know solution has turned up yet. I hope someone here is >> able to help me out. Alternative solutions to the original problem are >> very >> welcome as well. >> >> Thanks in advance. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Capturing-the-overflow-from-PdfPCell-tf4304205.html#a12255327 Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
