The file doesn't contain any annotation. Did you assign the annotations
array to the page? Or is the PDF the "before" PDF?
Tilman
Am 23.05.2018 um 20:31 schrieb Ted Snider:
Fingers crossed. PDF is in folder named "outfile.pdf".
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EgEzzcHkAY3Z4M-1yrClZGTg59aOq28-?usp=sharing
Ted Snider
Senior Software Engineer
Product Development
M: 317.914.2535
[email protected]
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On 5/23/18, 1:35 PM, "Tilman Hausherr" <[email protected]> wrote:
Please upload the file somewhere, attachments don't get through.
Be aware that the PDF specification about quadpoints is incorrect:
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstackoverflow.com%2Fquestions%2F9855814%2Fpdf-spec-vs-acrobat-creation-quadpoints&data=02%7C01%7Cted.snider%40blackboard.com%7Caf1f4c3c6bf348944e6708d5c0d384ce%7Cbf0b29a25e5c4aaaba4dac988df15ea6%7C0%7C0%7C636626937065907465&sdata=BF8FjE10iGbmuQtZZJ86DTWNiI19sPYQgUuqSQSdMpk%3D&reserved=0
(I haven't checked whether you're the "victim" of this)
Tilman
Am 23.05.2018 um 19:28 schrieb Ted Snider:
> I am involved with a project trying to add annotations to an existing
PDF.
>
> I am starting by trying to add a highlight.
>
> I create the object as follows:
>
> public class HighlightAnnotationBuilder extends AnnotationBuilder
>
> {
>
> public HighlightAnnotationBuilder( PDPage page, float[][] quads )
>
> {
>
> if ( quads != null && quads.length > 0 && quads[0].length > 0)
>
> {
>
> PDAnnotationTextMarkup highlight = new PDAnnotationTextMarkup(
PDAnnotationTextMarkup.SUB_TYPE_HIGHLIGHT );
>
> PDRectangle box = new PDRectangle();
>
> box.setLowerLeftX( quads[0][4] );
>
> box.setLowerLeftY( quads[0][5] );
>
> box.setUpperRightX( quads[0][2] );
>
> box.setUpperRightY( quads[0][3] );
>
> highlight.setRectangle( box );
>
> highlight.setColor( YELLOW );
>
> highlight.setContents( " placeholder " );
>
> highlight.setConstantOpacity( ( float ) 0.8 );
>
> highlight.setQuadPoints( quads[0] );
>
> highlight.setPage( page );
>
>
>
> _annotations.add( highlight );
>
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
> Add add the contents of _annotations to the pdf and save it.
>
> I can parse the object from the file after closing an reopening it. The
debug output looks like this:
>
> 12:52:50.738 [main] DEBUG
blackboard.annotationRenderer.pdf.parser.PDFReaderTest - Annotation:
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationTextMarkup
>
> 12:52:50.742 [main] DEBUG
blackboard.annotationRenderer.pdf.parser.PDFReaderTest - Rectangle: (72.000000,
684.000000), (208.793701, 720.000000); Quads: [ 72.000000, 720.000000, 208.793701,
720.000000, 72.000000, 684.000000, 208.793701, 684.000000, ]
>
> 12:52:50.742 [main] DEBUG
blackboard.annotationRenderer.pdf.parser.PDFReaderTest - Hidden? false. Invisible?
false. No View? false. Toggle No View? false
>
> 12:52:50.743 [main] DEBUG
blackboard.annotationRenderer.pdf.parser.PDFReaderTest - Contents: placeholder
>
> But it does not appear in the PDF when I open it in a viewer (Acrobat,
etc.).
>
> I have attached the PDF and would appreciate any advice.
>
> Ted Snider
> Senior Software Engineer
> Product Development
>
> M: 317.914.2535
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>
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