set_option("searchpath={" . $searchpath . "}"); /* This means we must check return values of load_font() etc. */ $p->set_option("errorpolicy=return"); $p->set_option("stringformat=utf8"); if ($p->begin_document($outfile, "") == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); $p->set_info("Creator", "PDFlib Cookbook"); $p->set_info("Title", $title ); /* Load image */ $image = $p->load_image("auto", $imagefile, ""); if ($image == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Load the font. */ $font = $p->load_font("Helvetica-Bold", "unicode", ""); if ($font == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Start page */ $p->begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.height height=a4.width"); /* Draw a yellow background rectangle */ $p->setcolor("fill", "rgb", 1, 0.9, 0.58, 0); $p->rect(0, 0, 842, 595); $p->fill(); /* Output a background image */ $p->fit_image($image, 50, 50, ""); /* Save the current graphics state. The save/restore of the current * state is not necessarily required, but it will help you get back to * a graphics state without any transparency. */ $p->save(); /* Create an extended graphics state with transparency set to 50%, using * create_gstate() with the "opacityfill" option set to 0.5. */ $gstate = $p->create_gstate("opacityfill=.5"); /* Apply the extended graphics state */ $p->set_gstate($gstate); /* Display some text which will be transparent according to the * graphics state set */ $p->setcolor("fill", "rgb", 1, 0.9, 0.58, 0); $p->fit_textline("Page 1: My favorite holiday photo", 100, 100, "font=" . $font . " fontsize=40"); /* Restore the current graphics state */ $p->restore(); $p->end_page_ext(""); /* Start page */ $p->begin_page_ext(0, 0, "width=a4.height height=a4.width"); /* Draw a yellow background rectangle */ $p->setcolor("fill", "rgb", 1, 0.9, 0.58, 0); $p->rect(0, 0, 842, 595); $p->fill(); /* Output a background image */ $p->fit_image($image, 50, 50, ""); /* ------------------------------ * Output a transparent text line * ------------------------------ */ /* Create an explicit graphics state with the transparency for fill * operations set to 40% */ $gstate = $p->create_gstate("opacityfill=0.4"); /* Display a text line with the explicit graphics state applied. The * text will appear transparent. */ $optlist = "font=" . $font . " fontsize=40 " . "fillcolor={rgb 1 0.9 0.58} " . "gstate=" . $gstate; $p->fit_textline("Page 2: My favorite holiday photo", 100, 470, $optlist); /* -------------------------------------------------------- * Output a Textflow with the word "favorite" filled with a * transparent rectangle * -------------------------------------------------------- */ /* Create an explicit graphics state with the transparency for fill * operations set to 40% */ $gstate = $p->create_gstate("opacityfill=0.4"); /* Define the general Textflow options */ $optlist = "fontname=Helvetica-Bold fontsize=30 encoding=unicode " . "leading=120% charref fillcolor={rgb 1 0.9 0.58} "; /* Add parts of the Textflow */ $text = "Here you can see my "; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Use the "matchbox" option to define a matchbox rectangle to be * filled on parts of the Textflow. To fill the rectangle * transparently the matchbox is provided with the graphics state * created above. */ $mopts = "matchbox={name=mymatchbox boxheight={ascender descender}" . " fillcolor={rgb 1 0.9 0.58} gstate=" . $gstate . " offsetleft=-4 offsetright=4 offsettop=4} "; /* Use the "gstate" option to apply the explicit graphics state * defined above */ $gopts = "gstate=" . $gstate; /* Add a part of the Textflow with the "matchbox" and "gstate" * options. That part of the text will be filled with a transparent * rectangle and will appear transparent. */ $text = "favorite"; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist . $mopts . $gopts); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Define the "matchbox=end" option to end the matchbox */ $mopts = "matchbox=end "; /* Create another explicit graphics state with no transparency */ $gstate = $p->create_gstate("opacityfill=1"); /* Use the "gstate" option to apply the explicit graphics state * defined above */ $gopts = "gstate=" . $gstate; /* Add parts of the text with the "matchbox=end" option applied. * The matchbox rectangle will end before the text to be added. * The text will not appear transparent any more. */ $text = " holiday photo."; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist . $mopts . $gopts); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); $result = $p->fit_textflow($tf, 100, 200, 300, 400, ""); if ($result == "_stop") { /* Check for errors or more text to be placed */ } $p->delete_textflow($tf); /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Output a transparent Textflow with the word "favorite" surrounded * by the transparent borders of a rectangle. * ----------------------------------------------------------------- */ $tf = 0; /* Create an explicit graphics state with transparency for stroking * and filling set to 40% */ $gstate = $p->create_gstate("opacitystroke=0.4 opacityfill=0.4"); /* Define the general Textflow options including the graphics state * defined above */ $optlist = "fontname=Helvetica-Bold fontsize=30 encoding=unicode " . "leading=120% charref fillcolor={rgb 1 0.9 0.58} " . "gstate=" . $gstate; /* Add parts of the Textflow */ $text = "This is my "; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Use the "matchbox" option for defining a matchbox rectangle to be * stroked around parts of the Textflow. To stroke the rectangle * transparently the matchbox is provided with the graphics state * created above. */ $mopts = " matchbox={name=mymatchbox gstate=" . $gstate . " boxheight={ascender descender} linecap=projecting" . " borderwidth=3 strokecolor={rgb 1 0.9 0.58}" . " offsetleft=-4 offsetright=4 offsettop=4}"; /* Add a part of the Textflow with the matchbox option */ $text = "favorite"; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist . $mopts); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); /* Define the "matchbox=end" option to end the matchbox */ $mopts = " matchbox=end"; /* Add parts of the text with the "matchbox=end" option. * The matchbox rectangle will end before the text to be added. */ $text = " holiday photo."; $tf = $p->add_textflow($tf, $text, $optlist . $mopts); if ($tf == 0) throw new Exception("Error: " . $p->get_errmsg()); $result = $p->fit_textflow($tf, 650, 100, 780, 280, ""); if ($result != "_stop") { /* Check for errors or more text to be placed */ } $p->delete_textflow($tf); $p->end_page_ext(""); $p->end_document(""); $buf = $p->get_buffer(); $len = strlen($buf); header("Content-type: application/pdf"); header("Content-Length: $len"); header("Content-Disposition: inline; filename=transparent_part_of_text.pdf"); print $buf; } catch (PDFlibException $e) { echo("PDFlib exception occurred:\n". "[" . $e->get_errnum() . "] " . $e->get_apiname() . ": " . $e->get_errmsg() . "\n"); exit(1); } catch (Exception $e) { echo($e->getMessage()); exit(1); } $p = 0; ?>