I believe the intial suggestion is to make the original pages smaller. 8.5x5.5 rather than 8.5x11 or some such. Then you don't need to worry about clipping via any method:
PdfImportedPage inherits from PdfTemplate, so drawing multiple pages on a single page isn't particularly hard, it's just a matter of getting them to fit, THUSLY: PdfTemplate topOfPage = writer.getImportedPage( reader, 1 ); PdfTemplate bottomOfPage = writer.getImportedPage( reader, 2 ); PdfContentByte content = writer.getDirectContent(); // in PDF, "0, 0" is the lower left corner. content.addTemplate( bottomOfPage ); content.addTemplate( topOfPage, 0, bottomOfPage.getHeight() ); // stupid case correcting email client... Grumble grumble. SEE!? All this is assuming that "reader" page 1 and page 2 add up to the same height as the page you're currently building in "writer". Well... it'll execute regardless, but what's visible will fall well into "YMMV-ville" depending on page widths and heights. BTW: The technical term for putting multiple pages on a single sheet of paper is "imposition". It's used in the printing industry quite a bit, often when they plan to fold the paper to get a final product (cereal boxes perhaps). --Mark Storer Senior Software Engineer Cardiff.com import legalese.Disclaimer; Disclaimer<Cardiff> DisCard = null; > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Hauk [mailto:t...@shaggyfrog.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:16 AM > To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Spam: Re: [iText-questions] Merging two templates in iText > > On May 6, 2010, at 10:46 AM, 1T3XT info wrote: > > In that case, why don't you just clip both pages in half? > > > >> Can you show me a code fragment to demonstrate the above? > > > > I don't have the time to make an example, but it should > take you less > > than an hour to do it yourself. > > > >> The documents may contain more than just text. Is it still > possible > >> in that case? > > > > See above: why don't you just clip both pages in half? > > > That's just the point. I don't know how to do that. This is > why I'm asking the mailing list. I'm asking how I can merge > two PDFs into one file. > > Telling me I "demonstrate a lack of understanding of PDF" and > asking me "why don't I just do X" is missing the point. I'm > coming here seeking knowledge. Not a wrap on the knuckles. > > -- > Thomas Hauk > Shaggy Frog Software > www.shaggyfrog.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > Buy the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Check the > site with examples before you ask questions: > http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the > keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2842 - Release > Date: 05/05/10 23:26:00 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
