Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-05 Thread 1T3XT info
Daniel Cane wrote: > "He doesn't know how to use the 3 seashells!" > >- Me in an obscure reference to Demolition Man That would be a great quote for the book ;-) Thanks for understanding. -- This answer is provided by 1T3XT BVBA http://www.1t3xt.com/ - http://www.1t3xt.info -

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-05 Thread Daniel Cane
1T3XT info 1t3xt.info> writes: > That's true. I think the problem of the OP is that > he isn't familiar with the concepts "text mode" vs > "composite mode" in ColumnText. My friend - iText is truly amazing, and I support you! (I have in fact purchased the MEAP version and did search it prior to

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-05 Thread 1T3XT info
Mike Marchywka wrote: > Along the lines of your comments, I would guess the > problem would be "someone has to read it." Now, before > you dismiss this as a pointless joke, I would just > consider it as "Stating the obvious" as this > often is a route to great discovery ( you needn't pat > me on th

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-05 Thread Mike Marchywka
> Where have you learned this? > Who is spreading this kind of desinformation? > Why are you saying this. > > In attachment, you can find a very simple example that proves > the opposite of what you've learned. > > And more importantly: what is wrong with the documentation??? > > What is wrong wit

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-04 Thread 1T3XT info
Daniel Cane wrote: On to a new challenge -- I'd like to have lists as part of one of the columnTexts, but have learned that that's unsupported (and I even think I understand why). People who have been following this list for a long time, know that I can react very frustrated at times. Newbies o

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-05-04 Thread Daniel Cane
1T3XT info 1t3xt.info> writes: > > I would work with ColumnText. > > For the first page, I would add the first page of the template > without the fields as the background of my new document. > I would retrieve the positions of the fixed items, and put them > on the page using ColumnText. > > T

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-28 Thread KSXD 32
Hello, Klas Lindbäck wrote: > I use page events and the decorator pattern for templates and > page numbering. I use template pdf:s for templates. A template > pdf contains one or two pages with the template (depending on > if I have the same or different > [snip] > Nice. I have also thought ab

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-28 Thread Klas Lindbäck
I use page events and the decorator pattern for templates and page numbering. I use template pdf:s for templates. A template pdf contains one or two pages with the template (depending on if I have the same or different tempaltes for page one and for subsequent pages). If I have a separate templa

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-28 Thread 1T3XT info
Daniel Cane wrote: > The first page is somewhat more structured than the > subsequent pages as it has the patient history, etc. The secondary pages will > have any overflow from the first page and include images, etc. I would like > all > of the secondary pages to have a header, footer, and pag

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-27 Thread Giovanni Azua
Hello Daniel, On Apr 28, 2010, at 1:32 AM, Daniel Cane wrote: > Interesting - could you show me how you define your spot function? The idea of > simply assembling a 'top' spot, 'left' spot and 'right' spot is appealing, but > I'm a little lost on how to implement it. Are spots = paragraphs or temp

Re: [iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-27 Thread Giovanni Azua
Hello Daniel, Please note that I am a relatively newbie with iText. I have been recently faced with similar questions as yours and this is my attempted solution ... perhaps it will give you some ideas. On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:58 PM, Daniel Cane wrote: > > My first approach was attempting to crea

[iText-questions] Guidance Requested - Generating multipage output with header/footer and pg 1 layout

2010-04-27 Thread Daniel Cane
Team, Hello there - long time listener, first time caller. I think I've become the epitome of information overload: after purchasing the latest iText in Action (2nd Edition MEAP) I have found too many ways of accomplishing my goal, and I think my mixing and matching solutions is creating ex