I forgot to note that I'm using iTextSharp v5.5.2. Sample file: <http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/file/n4660296/sample.png>
The file can be downloaded here: https://mega.co.nz/#!rlBzXDoS!ZQ1F6Z0IVxgeNXrnX8a3cVAyJ1Xk4aPGYH3tuvIV8fI The code: FontFactory.RegisterDirectory(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Fonts)); iTextSharp.text.Font font = FontFactory.GetFont("Tahoma", BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, 15f, iTextSharp.text.Font.NORMAL, new BaseColor(0, 0, 0)); using (Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4)) { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new FileStream("sample.pdf", FileMode.Create)); doc.Open(); doc.SetMargins(52f, 52f, 52f, 52f); PdfContentByte content = writer.DirectContent; ColumnText colt = new ColumnText(content); float y = 50; colt.SetSimpleColumn(doc.Left, doc.Bottom, doc.Right, doc.Top - y); colt.AddElement(new Paragraph("English text, standard spacing")); Chunk ch = new Chunk("My sample text line", font); float chunkWidth = ch.GetWidthPoint(); content.SaveState(); content.Rectangle(doc.Left, doc.Top - y - 45, chunkWidth, 20); content.SetColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY); content.Fill(); content.RestoreState(); colt.AddElement(ch); colt.Go(); y = 100; colt.SetSimpleColumn(doc.Left, doc.Bottom, doc.Right, doc.Top - y); colt.AddElement(new Paragraph("English text, spacing 1")); colt.Go(); content.SetCharacterSpacing(1); ch = new Chunk("My sample text line", font); chunkWidth = ch.GetWidthPoint(); content.SaveState(); content.Rectangle(doc.Left, doc.Top - y - 45, chunkWidth, 20); content.SetColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY); content.Fill(); content.RestoreState(); colt.AddElement(ch); colt.Go(); y = 150; content.SetCharacterSpacing(0); colt.SetSimpleColumn(doc.Left, doc.Bottom, doc.Right, doc.Top - y); colt.AddElement(new Paragraph("Arabic text, standard spacing")); colt.RunDirection = PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_RTL; ch = new Chunk("بلدي عينة خط النص", font); chunkWidth = ch.GetWidthPoint(); content.SaveState(); content.Rectangle(doc.Left, doc.Top - y - 45, chunkWidth, 20); content.SetColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY); content.Fill(); content.RestoreState(); colt.AddElement(ch); colt.Go(); doc.Close(); } -- View this message in context: http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/Chunk-GetWidthPoint-returns-wrong-width-tp4660266p4660296.html Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php
