Change font size

[ryanfure]

Hello,

I am using the PDF Creator in a custom application written in C++. I am creating a report in the application and am trying to use 2 different font sizes within a page. I am using the following code to change the sizes but the sizes stay the same.

Here is the font for the header:
pdfX->ObjectAttributeStr(wsObject, (WideString)"TextFont", (WideString)"Courier-Bold,10,0,0,0");

And the font for the body of the report:
pdfX->ObjectAttributeStr(wsObject, (WideString)"TextFont", (WideString)"Courier,8,0,0,0");

where wsObject is the name of a Text Object I am trying to modify.


The type face change between the two calls but the font sizes do not change (I think they always print in font size 12). I have tried multiple sizes but the results are the same, always size 12. Is there a different way to change to font size other then using the Text Object attributes?

[Joan]

Hello,

Which version of the PDF Creator are you using?

[ryanfure]

I am using PDF Creator version 2.0.

[Jose]

Hello,

Have you tried different type faces? I tried a code snippet similar to yours and I was able to change the font size.

Hope this helps?

[ryanfure]

Thanks for the response Jose.

Yes, I have tried multiple type faces including Times New Roman and Arial, but none have worked for changing font sizes. Is there a specific font that you used that worked that I could try?

[Jose]

Hello,

Can you send a sample of the PDF document you are using and the name of the object you are trying to modify to support@amyuni.com?

I'll let you know what I find.

Thanks

[A.Hammers.]

Hello!

I have the same problem here with version 2.0 (downloaded 2005-05-03)
I already tried a few different PDFs, fonts, weights and sizes, but I always get 10pt(?) font.

Here is my code:
pdf.CreateObject ot, s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "LEFT") = xPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TOP") = yPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "RIGHT") = xPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "BOTTOM") = yPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "STROKEWIDTH") = pMarkerBorder
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TextFont") = "Courier,14,1000,0,0"
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "Text") = Trim(Str(pNextElementNumber))

[A.Hammers.]

I forgot:

The font face (Courier) IS used correctly.

Maybe there is a problem with , and . on german language systems when converting the font size string to a float value?

[A.Hammers.]

Finally: problem solved, but should be fixed within the control!

This does not change font size:
pdf.CreateObject ot, s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "LEFT") = xPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TOP") = yPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "RIGHT") = xPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "BOTTOM") = yPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "STROKEWIDTH") = pMarkerBorder
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TextFont") = "Courier,48,1000,0,0"
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "Text") = Trim(Str(pNextElementNumber))
pdf.RedrawObject s

But this does:
pdf.CreateObject ot, s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "LEFT") = xPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TOP") = yPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "RIGHT") = xPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "BOTTOM") = yPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "STROKEWIDTH") = pMarkerBorder
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "Text") = Trim(Str(pNextElementNumber))
pdf.RedrawObject s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TextFont") = "Courier,48,1000,0,0"

You just have to set the font size after redrawing the object. Not very pretty, but working. Please fix this!

[ryanfure]

I received a fix from the support team. You will need to set the text in the object before the the font is set. So in you example:

This does not change font size:

pdf.CreateObject ot, s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "LEFT") = xPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TOP") = yPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "RIGHT") = xPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "BOTTOM") = yPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "STROKEWIDTH") = pMarkerBorder
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TextFont") = "Courier,48,1000,0,0"
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "Text") = Trim(Str(pNextElementNumber))
pdf.RedrawObject s

But this should:

pdf.CreateObject ot, s
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "Text") = Trim(Str(pNextElementNumber))
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TextFont") = "Courier,48,1000,0,0"
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "LEFT") = xPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "TOP") = yPos - pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "RIGHT") = xPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "BOTTOM") = yPos + pMarkerSize * 100
pdf.ObjectAttribute(s, "STROKEWIDTH") = pMarkerBorder


Give this a try, it worked for my code and should make yours a little cleaner.