Thanks Mark, could you maybe share some code with me please? I am rather new to iText...
Thanks a lot! 2010/2/11 Mark Storer <[email protected]>: > If you really want arbitrary text/font/color/etc in an annotation, you can > build a PushbuttonField, use the Icon-Only style, and set that button's Icon > to any ol PdfTemplate you like. > > I use that trick a lot when building forms whose appearance doesn't fit into > normal AcroForms. I draw their background into an icon-only button, then > draw the data-entry portion on top (with transparent borders/background). > This also lets me show-hide the entire "field", rather than just parts... > without monkeying about with Optional Content Groups. > > --Mark Storer > Senior Software Engineer > Cardiff.com > > #include <disclaimer> > typedef std::Disclaimer<Cardiff> DisCard; > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Leonard Rosenthol [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:03 PM >> To: 'Post all your questions about iText here' >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How to underline/strikethru a FREETEXT >> Annotation? >> >> >> No, it is not possible with PDF in general (has nothing to do >> with iText). >> >> You should consider using regular content (aka a Stamp) instead. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:21 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [iText-questions] How to underline/strikethru a >> FREETEXT Annotation? >> >> I wonder if it is possible with iText to underline/strikethru >> a FREETEXT PdfAnnotation. >> >> My current code: >> >> PdfContentByte pcb = new PdfContentByte(writer); >> BaseFont font = FontFactory.getFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, 20, >> Font.STRIKETHRU).getCalculatedBaseFont(false); >> pcb.setFontAndSize(font, 20); >> pcb.setColorFill(BaseColor.RED); >> >> PdfAnnotation freeText = PdfAnnotation.createFreeText(writer, >> new Rectangle(startX, startY, endX, endY), >> "My text to underline", >> pcb); >> >> writer.addAnnotation(freeText); >> >> Changing the style of the Font that I get from FontFactory >> only works with BOLD and ITALIC - but not for UNDERLINE or STRIKETHRU. >> >> Could anybody please help me out there? How can I add an >> underline for a FREETEXT Annotation (yes, it has to be an Annotation). >> >> Thank you very much! >> -- >> NEU: Mit GMX DSL über 1000,- ¿ sparen! >> http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl02 >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------- >> SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features >> such as DTrace, >> Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> iText-questions mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> >> Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php >> Check the site with examples before you ask questions: > http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ > You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, > Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW > http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php > Check the site with examples before you ask questions: > http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ > You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, > Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW > http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > > Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php > Check the site with examples before you ask questions: > http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ > You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
