PDF_translate

(PHP 4, PECL pdflib >= 1.0.0)

PDF_translate — Set origin of coordinate system

Description

bool PDF_translate ( resource $p , float $tx , float $ty )

Translates the origin of the coordinate system.

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[edit] Last updated: Fri, 25 May 2012

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php at mijav dot dk 14-Apr-2005 04:29


Note that this function does NOT eliminate the need for reverse-thinking when designing PDFs.



Origin 0, 0 is the lower left corner. This function only MOVES this origin (0,0) - it does not reverse the Y-axis as some people might belive and want (including myself).

david at mubo dot nl 27-Jul-2001 05:36


Not only this function is useful if you are tired of using the lowerleft side of the page, but it is also great if you need to rotate your page..





I have a project in which I need to rotate the page 180 due to calibration problems.. With this function I could reset the origin and the rest of the PDF worked just fine..





I also think that this function primarly has been mode for situations like these...





This function can also be used as a calibration feature, though I dont do it myself, I can think that it will work very nice if your whole document is out of calibration for lets say 1 mm..

hazelnutlatte at hotmail dot com 07-Jan-2001 03:13


This function is useful if you're tired of trying to deal with an axis that has a point of origin in the lower left-hand corner of the page.  Enjoy.

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