RE: Signature Positioning.
Hello Hari, It sounds like you're using some API already for adding the signature block, right? Whichever API you're using to add the signature block *might* have some methods to do this already I would think. If you're looking for an open source tool, I'm not sure which one would do this (though I believe xpdf has this functionality if you're comfortable with C++). Our company, CambridgeDocs, has commercial products which allow you to read the x,y coordinates of text runs on the page of a PDF. This is done by converting the page to XML using our xDoc Converter product, or by using our Java PDF API to cycle through the text runs on the page and get their x,y coordinates. In any case, it doesn't really seem like an fop issue and so we should take the discussion off-line. Thanks Riz --- Rizwan Virk CTO CambridgeDocs www.cambridgedocs.com 617-905-3518 [EMAIL PROTECTED] personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:16 PM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: RE: Signature Positioning. hi Riz, Yes i am trying to add the signature block AFTER the PDF has already been generated? I have a line of text just above the position where the signauture has to appear. I am not aware of the method to get the co-ordinates of this text. Could you please guide me how to..? Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ >From: "Riz Virk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org >To: >Subject: RE: Signature Positioning. >Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:06:38 -0500 > > > >Are you saying that you want to add the signature block AFTER the PDF >has already been generated? > >Or as part of the xml to PDF process using fop? > >We had a client at one point who wanted to add the signature block >after the PDF was generated. >We had them look for specific text in the PDF (at a later time), get >its x,y coordinates, and then put the signature at x,y coordinates >relative to that, using our java PDF API, if that's what you're looking for. > >Thanks >Riz > > > >--- >Rizwan Virk >CTO >CambridgeDocs >www.cambridgedocs.com >617-905-3518 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-Original Message- >From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:53 AM >To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org >Subject: Signature Positioning. > >Hi All, >I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have >a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it >possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then >place the signature relatively ?? > >The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute >coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. >Need some guidance in this regard, > >Thanks in advance, >Hari > > >~color=#339900>Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative >Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum >Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 >C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! >~ > > > >- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Signature Positioning.
hi Riz, Yes i am trying to add the signature block AFTER the PDF has already been generated? I have a line of text just above the position where the signauture has to appear. I am not aware of the method to get the co-ordinates of this text. Could you please guide me how to..? Hari ~color=#339900>Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ From: "Riz Virk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org To: Subject: RE: Signature Positioning. Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:06:38 -0500 Are you saying that you want to add the signature block AFTER the PDF has already been generated? Or as part of the xml to PDF process using fop? We had a client at one point who wanted to add the signature block after the PDF was generated. We had them look for specific text in the PDF (at a later time), get its x,y coordinates, and then put the signature at x,y coordinates relative to that, using our java PDF API, if that's what you're looking for. Thanks Riz --- Rizwan Virk CTO CambridgeDocs www.cambridgedocs.com 617-905-3518 [EMAIL PROTECTED] personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:53 AM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: Signature Positioning. Hi All, I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then place the signature relatively ?? The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. Need some guidance in this regard, Thanks in advance, Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Signature Positioning.
Hi, Thankyou for the quick response. I am sorry to have not described my problem correctly. The text above the signature block is not the problem, but the other text which show up in the document before this signature block may vary moving the block from its position. I am finding it hard to get the new position (co-ordinates) of the signature block, which i require for SignatureAppearance.SetVisibleSignature(). Thanks Hari ~color=#339900>Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ From: "Christian Loock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org To: Subject: RE: Signature Positioning. Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:58:14 +0100 You could use the space-before attribute on the signature block so the space between the block before is everytime the same. -Original Message- From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:53 PM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: Signature Positioning. Hi All, I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then place the signature relatively ?? The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. Need some guidance in this regard, Thanks in advance, Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Signature Positioning.
Are you saying that you want to add the signature block AFTER the PDF has already been generated? Or as part of the xml to PDF process using fop? We had a client at one point who wanted to add the signature block after the PDF was generated. We had them look for specific text in the PDF (at a later time), get its x,y coordinates, and then put the signature at x,y coordinates relative to that, using our java PDF API, if that's what you're looking for. Thanks Riz --- Rizwan Virk CTO CambridgeDocs www.cambridgedocs.com 617-905-3518 [EMAIL PROTECTED] personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:53 AM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: Signature Positioning. Hi All, I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then place the signature relatively ?? The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. Need some guidance in this regard, Thanks in advance, Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Signature Positioning.
You could use the space-before attribute on the signature block so the space between the block before is everytime the same. -Original Message- From: Hariprasad Davanagere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:53 PM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: Signature Positioning. Hi All, I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then place the signature relatively ?? The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. Need some guidance in this regard, Thanks in advance, Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Signature Positioning.
Hi, Hari, One approach to this problem is to put that line of text and the signature block into two rows in a table and then specify keep-together="always" on both rows. You could also set break-before="page" on that line, so as to always have that line and the signature block on its own page (a common practice in legal documents, in my experience). Those possibilities sidestep your actual question, but I'm assuming that your goal is to keep a leader paragraph with the signature block. FWIW Jay Bryant Bryant Communication Services (presently consulting at Synergistic Solution Technologies) "Hariprasad Davanagere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/17/2005 10:52 AM Please respond to fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org To fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org cc Subject Signature Positioning. Hi All, I am facing problems positioning the signature block in my PDF. I have a line of text right above the signature block in the PDF. Is it possible for me search for this text, get its co-ordinates and then place the signature relatively ?? The contents of the PDF may vary and hence i cannot use any absolute coordinates, e.g from the bottom of the page. Need some guidance in this regard, Thanks in advance, Hari ~Contribution is not by invitation but by initiative Hariprasad N Davanagere 19929 Sweetgum Cir, #23Germantown, MD - 20874 C - (757) 348 3647 H - (???) !!! ~ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
