pdf_continue

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cbaltaci at turkisp dot com
13-Sep-2005 06:59


Shortest way to wordwrap in pdf_continue_text. There is no problem with new lines. Thnx to GTECHNICS.com...



<?

$text = $_POST['texfield']; ; 

$lines = explode("\n",$text); 

pdf_set_text_pos($pdfdoc,$x ,$y); 

foreach($lines as $line){ 

    $foo = $line;

    $foo = wordwrap($foo,122,"|");

    $Arrx = explode("|",$foo);

    $i = 0;

    while ($Arrx[$i] != "") {

       pdf_continue_text($pdfdoc,$Arrx[$i]);

       $i++;

    }

} 

?>

timo dot schmid at gmail dot com
01-Jul-2005 03:19


I found no possibility to align a Text right. So I wrote a function:



<?php

function pdf_align_right($string, $chars = 10){

    $string = str_pad($string, $chars, " ", STR_PAD_LEFT);

    // Spaces in PDF-Documents are only the Half of a Normal Letter: So we replace them with 2 Spaces

    $string = preg_replace("/ /", "  ", $string);

    return $string;

}

?>



Note that the 2nd Parameter is NOT the Lenght of the returned String because the Spaces will be replaced with 2 Spaces.

stephen at thelonecoder dot com
28-Jun-2005 11:06


For wrapping text in pdf this is the method that I have been using .



It handles variable font and sizes and also variable widths on the paragraph.



<?php

        $c = $db->row['content']; 



    $color = convert_hexcolor_rgbdec($color_hex);

    pdf_setcolor($pdf, 'both', 'rgb', $color['r'], $color['g'], $color['b']);



    $font = pdf_findfont($pdf, "$fontStyle", "host", 1);

    pdf_setfont($pdf, $font, $s); 



    $par1 = stripslashes($c); 



    $j = 0;

    $n = 0;

    while($j < $pw && $c != "") { 

           $f = substr($par1, $n, 1);

           $fWidth = pdf_stringwidth($pdf, "$f", 1, $s);

           $j = $j + $fWidth; 

           $fWidth = 0;

           $n++;

      }

    $wrap = $n; 

    

    $lead = $s + 2; 

    $paragraph = wordwrap($paragraph, $wrap, "***");

    $parArr = explode("***", $paragraph);



    pdf_show_xy($pdf, "$parArr[0]", $x, $y);

    pdf_set_leading($pdf, $lead); 



    $i = 1;

    while($parArr[$i]) { 

        pdf_continue_text($pdf, "$parArr[$i]"); 

        $i++;

    }

}

marco at elevate dot nl
06-Nov-2002 11:09


// Replace the while loop with this foreach and empty lines 

// won't be a problem.



foreach($Arr as $line) {

      pdf_continue_text($pdf,$line);

}

npoole at binary dot net
06-Jul-2002 05:34


This is how I wrap text in a PDF file built from database content...



$foo = mysql_result($results,0,"foo");



$foo = wordwrap($foo,72,"|");



$Arr = explode("|",$foo);

$i = 0;

while ($Arr[$i] != "") {

        pdf_continue_text($pdf,$Arr[$i]);

        $i++;

}



Someone mentioned to me (and rightfully so) that this may be flawed if you have 2 blank lines, and then more text in the variable.  Use it for what you will though, you may find it (or an alteration of it) useful.

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