Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie
Eric Summkeller wrote: > That's it. I tested it with another Font and then it works. I hope that this > could be a reason why I can't implement such a solution. If this /F1 font is the only one available in your PDF, you could add (and use) another font. There's an example here that gives some hi

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Eric Summkeller
Bruno Lowagie (iText lowagie.com> writes: > > Bruno Lowagie wrote: > Now I understand! > /F1 is some special font, and you don't know how the characters > are encoded... Maybe the font referred to by /F1 only contains > a subset of the complete font, in which case the glyph for the > character

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > My problem now is, that I don't know how I convert the String "(2)" to the > code "(\u\u0015)". Pherhaps this is something easy but I don't know how. > If I replace my Stream into the following, the Template has no content in the > new Document. > > My new Stream: >

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Eric Summkeller
> > Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > You know the total number of pages you want to be > printed. Are you telling me you don't know how to > compose a String and convert it to a byte[]??? > > I really, really don't understand your question(s). > This is not the first time I have no clue when you > ask s

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > If I debug your code, your Stream contains a not coded page number. > > Your Stream as String: > "BT\n/F1 12 Tf\n1 0 0 1 0 0 Tm\n(10)Tj\nET\n Yes, this is a stream with PDF syntax as described on page 43 (Listing 2.2). > My Stream as String: > "BT\n/F1 10 Tf\n1 0 0 rg\n1

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Eric Summkeller
> Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > We're working at the lowest level here. > We're not using PdfTemplate, Image, Chunk, anymore. > What we're doing is getting the 'form XObject' (we prefer calling > it PdfTemplate to avoid confusion with forms) and replace the > stream. You don't have to manipulate the St

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > I have one question to the code that you send me. I tried this code, but the > Stream that I get from the PdfReader contains the content number in Unicode. > (example:(\u\u0014)) You'll have to explain what you mean by this. > If I replace this with the new number n

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Rick DeFazio
What does it need to be? Binary, Base 10 (decimal), hex? >From: Eric Summkeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Post all your questions about iText here > >To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate! >Date: T

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Eric Summkeller
> > Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > The problem with 'solutions' like this, is that it can > go wrong on so many places, and I don't want to be the > one 'responsible' to fix those problems > br, > Bruno > I understand that! ;-) I have one question to the code that you send me. I tried this code, bu

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > I understand that you don't want to use such solutions. The problem with 'solutions' like this, is that it can go wrong on so many places, and I don't want to be the one 'responsible' to fix those problems ;-) br, Bruno

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Eric Summkeller
> Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > The reason why I am reluctant to help is because what you are > trying to achieve is generally considered to be of very bad taste. > However, you'll find an example in attachment where I created > a page saying "page 1 of 10" with "10" added as a PdfTemplate. > In this (

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-13 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: Sorry but I need your help again! The reason why I am reluctant to help is because what you are trying to achieve is generally considered to be of very bad taste. However, you'll find an example in attachment where I created a page saying "page 1 of 10" with "10" added as

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-12 Thread Eric Summkeller
> > Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > Sorry, but I don't have the time, > you'll have to Google for the answer. > It's out there somewhere. > br, > Bruno > Hello Bruno! Sorry but I need your help again! I found an example to find a PdfTemplate in a Document. This example was in the mail list. In this

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Rick DeFazio
>Reply-To: Post all your questions about iText here > >To: Post all your questions about iText here > >Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate! >Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:24:40 +0100 > >Rick DeFazio wrote: > > Thanks... no other way to find out th

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Rick DeFazio wrote: > Thanks... no other way to find out the original coords of the imported page > then? Please read page 520 of the book: It explains that form XObjects (we call them PdfTemplates, because the word form might confuse people) are referenced in the page content stream like this:

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
> > Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > Sorry, but I don't have the time, > you'll have to Google for the answer. > It's out there somewhere. > br, > Bruno > OK! Thanks for your help! I will see what I can find. br, Eric - Take S

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Rick DeFazio
Thanks... no other way to find out the original coords of the imported page then? >From: "Bruno Lowagie (iText)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Post all your questions about iText here > >To: Post all your questions about iText here > >Subject: Re:

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Rick DeFazio wrote: > Is there a way to center a pdfTemplate into a new page? Wrap it into an Image. br, Bruno - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chan

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > Sorry, but I don't know how? Sorry, but I don't have the time, you'll have to Google for the answer. It's out there somewhere. br, Bruno - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join Sour

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Rick DeFazio
Is there a way to center a pdfTemplate into a new page? >From: "Bruno Lowagie (iText)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Post all your questions about iText here > >To: Post all your questions about iText here > >Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a Pd

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > I mean that I don't see where you remove the existing page number > and replace it with another number. > I also don't know if you actually replace the form XObject stored > in PdfReader. > br, > Bruno > That's my problem. I don't know how I would replace the template an

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > I don't understand what you mean? Should I create a new template? I mean that I don't see where you remove the existing page number and replace it with another number. I also don't know if you actually replace the form XObject stored in PdfReader. br, Bruno --

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > You aren't REPLACING the PdfTemplate, are you? > br, > Bruno > I don't understand what you mean? Should I create a new template? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceF

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > At the moment I read the base document with the total page num on each page. > For each page I check if there a some templates. If there are some templates > on this page I take them and change the text in it. But the total page num > doen't change. You aren't REPLACING

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
> Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > OK. And do you know which PdfTemplate has the page > number you want to change? If so, you could change > the content of the template (not the ideal way to > do it, but probably the best one available). > Now I read the section in chapter 18 in which you explain why it

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > I need these coordinates because I want to stamp a concatenated Pdf document. > This document consist of two documents. In one of them I wrote the total page > num in each created PdfTemplate during the creation. Is there no way you can regenerate this PDF? Because chang

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
> Bruno Lowagie wrote: > > That's very difficult if different CTMs are involved. > Why do you need to know the coordinates? > Isn't there another way to achieve what you want to do? > br, > Bruno > I need these coordinates because I want to stamp a concatenated Pdf document. This document consi

Re: [iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Bruno Lowagie (iText)
Eric Summkeller wrote: > How could I get the coordinates where a PdfTemplate was placed in a Document? That's very difficult if different CTMs are involved. Why do you need to know the coordinates? Isn't there another way to achieve what you want to do? br, Bruno -

[iText-questions] Coordinates of a PdfTemplate!

2007-03-08 Thread Eric Summkeller
How could I get the coordinates where a PdfTemplate was placed in a Document? - 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 &