The shrinking is done to fit the PDF page inside the printer's page. This is an option in the viewer and has nothing to do with the PDF. The default page size is A4, a metric standard in use in all the world except in the US and Liberia (it's true).
Best Regards, Paulo Soares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaladurgam, Ramana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'David Thielen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 15:39 Subject: RE: [iText-questions] RE: Doubt on Measurement units > Hello David, > The numbers showing me correct results as expected when the I uncheck > the > "Shrink to fit page" option and print. > But, my doubt actually was why it is shrinking the contents? > > Regards, > Ramana.JV. > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Thielen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:38 AM > To: Jaladurgam, Ramana > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] RE: Doubt on Measurement units > > > Hi; > > I've fought this battle too. I think the bottom line is that Acrobat is > just > off a little and all you can do is tell it the rigth numbers and let > Acrobat > then render it however. > > - dave > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jaladurgam, Ramana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Paulo Soares'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:18 AM > Subject: [iText-questions] RE: Doubt on Measurement units > > > > Hello Paulo, > > Thanks for the suggestion. Now, the line is exactly 1 inch. > > But, my following doubt was how is it less in the shrink to fit > mode. > > What am I required to do, if I wanted the line to be 1 inch exactly > > in > all > > modes. > > My page size was 8.5in * 11inch. I thought the default page created > > by iText is also of the same size. > > > > Regards, > > Ramana.JV. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 3:45 AM > > To: Jaladurgam, Ramana; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Doubt on Measurement units > > > > > > Uncheck the shrink to fit in acrobat's print dialog. If it still > > doesn't work complain to the printer manufacturer. > > > > Best Regards, > > Paulo Soares > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jaladurgam, Ramana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 20:30 > > Subject: Doubt on Measurement units > > > > > > > I found from the documentation that the measurement units are points > > > > and 72pts = 1inch. But, the results I am getting are different. > > > > > > I wrote the following code: > > > //Document initialization stuff > > > Document lPdfDocument = new Document(); > > > PdfWriter lPdfWriter = PdfWriter.getInstance(lPdfDocument , > > > new FileOutputStream("Line.pdf")); > > > lPdfDocument.open(); > > > PdfContentByte lPdfContentByte = > lPdfWriter.getDirectContent(); > > > lPdfContentByte.moveTo(200, 500); > > > lPdfContentByte.lineTo(272, 500); > > > lPdfContentByte.stroke(); > > > lPdfDocument.close(); > > > > > > Thought this should give me a line of 1inch. > > > I have printed the document, measured with the scale and found that > > > the resulting line is a little less than 1 inch. Can anyone help me > > > out with this measurement units please. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Ramana.JV. > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > > ** > > > ** > > > **** > > > > > > This email may contain confidential > > > material. 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