You can't mix Document.add() with precisely positioned objects. If you have stringent layout requirements you'll have to use ColumnText and keep track of the y position.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Hobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 9:37 Subject: [iText-questions] Re: Is there any way to get the ypos where a table starts? > Hi Paulo, > that's very helpful, thanks, but you'll have to excuse my ignorance here > (having one of those days! :) > > In the example wide_table.java, you tell the table to write at x:50, > y:650 > > table.writeSelectedRows(0, 5, 0, -1, 50, 650, cb); > > that's fine if you know your y value (in this case 650), but what > happens if you don't? I'll be writing other things to the doc before > the table (headers, phrases, other tables) and these will vary in size > from report to report. Is there any way to determine the current ypos > of a document (i.e. the point at which the next element added will > start)? > > > Thanks again, > Brian > ========================================= > See the example wide_table.java at itextpdf.sf.net. To do what you want > you'll have to place the table at a precise position and you'll need > PdfPTable. > Best Regards, > > Paulo Soares > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Hobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 17:19 > Subject: [iText-questions] Is there any way to get the ypos where a > table > starts? > > > Hi There, > > > > I have some pretty large tables that I need to be able to split over > > multiple pages (both horizontally & vertically). iText does the > > vertical splitting fine & I know how to do the horizontal splitting - > > i'm just going to print the extra columns after the rest of the table > is > > written to the document. The problem I've got is with the starting > > point of the table. > > > > If I have a 20 colum table, columns 1-15 will fit on page 1, columns > > 16-20 will then go on page 2. If the table starts halfway down the > page > > (so the first row of the table occurs at a distance of, say 15cm, from > > the top of the page), I need the table on the second page to be at the > > same height. > > > > Is there anyway to do this? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Brian Hobbs > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! > Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
