Comments on: Layout PDF documents in Java with iText

By: Alfred

Alfred — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:38:02 +0000

For Faisal question. There are many solution for that.

You can use a PDF designed with Ilustrator or any design tool and with an AcroForm added. Those AcroFields can be filled with iText.

Another solution is using a predesigned PDF as a background for the new PDF iText will create.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3335126/itext-add-content-to-existing-pdf-file/8409202#8409202

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:06:03 +0000

Can any one tell me how to kern in columntext or tables Does any one know how to get these working.
I know about showtextKerned however I need to use tables or columntext.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:51:08 +0000

Thanks for mentioning this typo. I have corrected the text.

By: Javix

Javix — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:52:12 +0000

Sorry for the mistakes, I taped it too fastly and it should be as follows:
The following phrase is a typo:
“Please note that the PDF coordinate system has the origin in the lower left corner of the page. The x-axis is oriented to the left and the y-axis to the top. ”
If it was true, the X-axis would point to the outside of the document. There is the same typo in the “iText in Action” by Manning Publishing and it was confirmed by the author here:
http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/iText-in-Action-section-10-4-coordinate-system-td2160488.html
what means that the X-axis is oriented to to the right!

By: Javix

Javix — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:48:23 +0000

The following phrase is typo:
“Please note that the PDF coordinate system has the origin in the lower left corner of the page. The x-axis is oriented to the left and the y-axis to the top. ”
If it was true, the X-axis would point to the outside the document. There is the same typo in the “iText in Action” by Manning Publishing and it was conformed by the author here:
http://itext-general.2136553.n4.nabble.com/iText-in-Action-section-10-4-coordinate-system-td2160488.html

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:59:45 +0000

I don’t think so. As far as I know you can not change the orientation of the coordinate system.

By: Kiran

Kiran — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:37:14 +0000

Any way to move the starting of yaxis from bottom-left to top-left?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:21:34 +0000

I guess it can be done, but it will get quite complicated. Programming a decent layout in iText needs a lot of fiddling and building a layout generator will be even more complicated.

By: Faisal

Faisal — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:53:45 +0000

I am looking to create a fluid layout for a PDF resume builder. I am using tables at the moment but i need to let job seekers design the layout of their resume.
Can this be done with iText

Thanks