Felipe Roos da Rosa wrote: > 1T3XT info wrote: >> A Form XObject also has a Resources >> dictionary referring to Font objects, other XObjects, etc... >> >> That makes it very difficult to achieve what you need. > > So, I suppose that's what addTemplate from PdfContentByte does, right?
No, addTemplate only adds the content stream. The resources are added at an earlier stage: remember how you always have to use a writer object when you use getImportedPage()? At that moment the resources are already copied to the writer. This is why you can't use a PdfTemplate obtained from one writer for any other writer... > Based on some samples, I was using that to place the imported page. > > What if I use > > Image img = Image.getInstance(importedPage); > > will that image be the imported page image? That image will be a vector data image consisting of a stream of PDF syntax. However: the img object doesn't have the resources. As mentioned above: those resources are already copied to the writer; > If so, would I be able to put that stream into the PDF and insert it directly > on the page dictionary? Now that I think of it: as the resources are already copied, it may be possible to use PdfImage! I don't have the time to check this right now, but PdfImage extends PdfStream. It's the object used by iText internally. See for instance: http://itextpdf.com/examples/index.php?page=example&id=285 Your requirement calls for a Proof of Concept in the form of an interesting example on itextpdf.com. Maybe you can already start and share this example. If it doesn't work, I'll take a look at it after work. -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ 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/
