pdfAddOverlayText
Add an overlay text item.
void pdfAddOverlayText(PDFHandle pdf, char *text,
char *gdiFontName, int gdiBold, int gdiItalic,
char *psFontName, COLORREF color, int size,
double x, double y, int angle, int flags)
This function adds a text overlay item. There can be multiple
overlays, and they will all be printed on each page.
The arguments are:
text: the content of the overlay, i.e., the text to be printedgdiFontName: font name for GDI (non-PostScript) printinggdiBold: bold flag for GDI printing (1 means bold, 0 means regular)gdiItalic: italic flag for GDI printing (1 means italic, 0 means plain)psFontName: font name for PostScript printingcolor: the text colorsize: the font size, in pointsx, y: the text position, measured in points from the lower-left corner of the pageangle: the rotation angle, which can be 0, 90, 180, or 270 degreesflags: optional flags - there is currently one flag available:pdfPrintOverlayUnder: draw the overlay text first so that it appears "under" other drawn objects on the page (a so-called watermark); the exact behavior will depend on the nature of the PDF file, for example, a PDF file that starts by drawing a large, white, filled rectangle over the entire page will cover up any overlays drawn with this flag
flagsargument to zero to indicate no flags.
gdiFontName, gdiBold,
and gdiItalic arguments will be used. When printing to a
PostScript printer, the psFontName argument will be used.
Some common fonts are:
gdiFontName |
gdiBold |
gdiItalic |
psFontName |
|---|---|---|---|
"Times New Roman" |
0 |
0 |
"Times-Roman" |
"Times New Roman" |
0 |
1 |
"Times-Italic" |
"Times New Roman" |
1 |
0 |
"Times-Bold" |
"Times New Roman" |
1 |
1 |
"Times-BoldItalic" |
"Arial" |
0 |
0 |
"Helvetica" |
"Arial" |
0 |
1 |
"Helvetica-Oblique" |
"Arial" |
1 |
0 |
"Helvetica-Bold" |
"Arial" |
1 |
1 |
"Helvetica-BoldOblique" |
"Courier New" |
0 |
0 |
"Courier" |
"Courier New" |
0 |
1 |
"Courier-Oblique" |
"Courier New" |
1 |
0 |
"Courier-Bold" |
"Courier New" |
1 |
1 |
"Courier-BoldOblique" |
You can add any number of text overlays: just call the
pdfAddOverlayText function multiple times (before calling
pdfPrint4).
To clear all of the current overlays (e.g., before printing a
different set of pages from the document), use the
pdfClearOverlayText function.
C:
pdfAddOverlayText(pdf, "CONFIDENTIAL",
"Arial", 1, 0, "Helvetica-Bold",
RGB(0, 0, 0), 10, 200, 50, 0, 0);