I realize it must be difficult to reproduce. So I made a JUnit test at home which demonstrates the problem (if it is a problem but I assume so)
Please note the line: par2.setSpacingAfter(-1.2f); If one adjusts this to setSpacingAfter(0f); then the tablesize is cut correctly. Now it is spanned over two pages eventhough I specifically tell the document to be cut at the end of the table. @Test public void testSizeBug() throws DocumentException, FileNotFoundException { PdfPTable main = new PdfPTable(1); main.setTotalWidth(350f); main.setSpacingAfter(0); main.setSpacingBefore(0); main.setLockedWidth(true); for(int i=0; i < 15; i++){ Paragraph title = new Paragraph(new Phrase(new Chunk("titel "+i,FontFactory.getFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN)))); Paragraph par = new Paragraph(new Phrase(new Chunk("cell "+i, FontFactory.getFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN)))); par.setSpacingAfter(-1.5f); PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell(); cell.addElement(title); cell.addElement(par); Paragraph par2 = new Paragraph(new Phrase(new Chunk("nextline" ,FontFactory.getFont(BaseFont.TIMES_ROMAN)))); par2.setSpacingAfter(-1.2f); applyDefaultCellProps(cell); cell.addElement(par2); main.addCell(cell); } Document document = new Document(new Rectangle(350f, main.getTotalHeight())); //!! File file = new File("c:/tmp/sizeTest.pdf"); FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file); PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, fos); document.setMargins(0f,0f,0f,0f); //eerst, daarna doc openen document.open(); document.add(main); document.close(); writer.close(); } private void applyDefaultCellProps(PdfPCell cell){ cell.setBorder(PdfPCell.NO_BORDER); cell.enableBorderSide(Rectangle.LEFT); cell.enableBorderSide(Rectangle.RIGHT); cell.setPadding(5); cell.setPaddingTop(-3); cell.setPaddingBottom(4); } -- View this message in context: http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/Paragraph-negative-spacing-weirdness-in-PdfPTables-tp2245863p2247079.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ 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/