/* * Demonstrate the use of an integrated alpha channel (aka soft masks aka * transparency) in images. This works with TIFF and PNG images. * * Required software: PDFlib/PDFlib+PDI/PPS 9 * Required data: image file */ package com.pdflib.cookbook.pdflib.images; import com.pdflib.pdflib; import com.pdflib.PDFlibException; public class alpha_channel { public static void main(String argv[]) { /* This is where the data files are. Adjust as necessary. */ final String searchpath = "../input"; final String outfile = "alpha_channel.pdf"; final String title = "Add Image With Alpha Channel"; final String imagefile = "magnolia.png"; final double pg_width = 595; final double pg_height = 842; final String bg_text = "This text is visible through the transparent image."; final int repeat_text = 40; pdflib p = null; int exitcode = 0; try { p = new pdflib(); p.set_option("searchpath={" + searchpath + "}"); /* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */ p.set_option("errorpolicy=return"); if (p.begin_document(outfile, "") == -1) throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg()); p.set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook"); p.set_info("Title", title); /* Load the font */ int font = p.load_font("Helvetica", "unicode", ""); if (font == -1) throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg()); /* Load the image */ int image = p.load_image("auto", imagefile, ""); if (image == -1) throw new Exception("Error: " + p.get_errmsg()); /* Define size and position of image box. */ final double box_width = pg_height / 2; final double box_height = pg_width / 2; final double img_llx = (pg_width - box_width) / 2; final double img_lly = (pg_height - box_height) / 2; /* Position and size of headline box */ final double headline_displacement = 40; final double headline_llx = img_llx; final double headline_lly = img_lly + box_height + headline_displacement; final double headline_width = box_width; final double headline_height = headline_displacement; /* Start page */ p.begin_page_ext(pg_width, pg_height, ""); /* Create a headline */ p.fit_textline( "Place an image with an alpha channel over a background", headline_llx, headline_lly, "boxsize={" + headline_width + " " + headline_height + "} " + "font=" + font + " fontsize=18 position=center"); /* * Put a text in the background, covering the same area as the * image. */ int tf = -1; for (int i = 0; i < repeat_text; i += 1) { tf = p.add_textflow(tf, bg_text, "font=" + font + " fontsize=12 alignment=justify"); } /* Place the textflow */ p.fit_textflow(tf, img_llx, img_lly, img_llx + box_width, img_lly + box_height, ""); p.delete_textflow(tf); /* Place the image over the textflow */ p.fit_image(image, img_llx, img_lly, "boxsize={" + box_width + " " + box_height + "} " + "fitmethod=meet showborder position=center"); p.close_image(image); p.end_page_ext(""); p.end_document(""); } catch (PDFlibException e) { System.err.println("PDFlib exception occurred:"); System.err.println("[" + e.get_errnum() + "] " + e.get_apiname() + ": " + e.get_errmsg()); exitcode = 1; } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e.toString()); exitcode = 1; } finally { if (p != null) { p.delete(); } System.exit(exitcode); } } }