http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:15:05 +0000 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:31:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.01 360 www.quickpdf.org/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=865 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/forum_images/QPDF_Forum_Title.png http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/ http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4154.html#4154 Author: chicks
Subject: 865
Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 1:31PM

The problem is with the PDF template. The form fields are wiping out the image underneath. Deleting the form fields leaves the white blocks.

If you use the original PDF before you added the form fields, the problem will go away. Just get your field locations from the one with the form fields.
]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4154.html#4154 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4153.html#4153 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 865
Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 1:26PM

Sorry, I dont get it.

You mean that the problem is on the PDF template itself or on my script ?

Should I use something else to draw my template then I'd be ok, is it ?

Thanks !
]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:26:09 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4153.html#4153 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4152.html#4152 Author: chicks
Subject: 865
Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 12:55PM

Yep, just validated this. Loaded the PDF in NitroPDF, removed the form fields, and saved. The white blocks are still there.

Whatever you're using to add the form fields is the actual problem.]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:55:13 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4152.html#4152 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4151.html#4151 Author: chicks
Subject: 865
Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 12:39PM

I think your problem is with the form fields themselves. They aren't transparent, and are overwriting the image underneath. QuickPDF deletes them, but not the white background.

What you can do is use the PDF with the form fields to get your locations, but use the original PDF without the form fields to write your text on.

]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:39:40 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4151.html#4151 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4150.html#4150 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 865
Posted: 14 Feb 08 at 5:18AM

Yeah, I had seen that before but it doesnt work.

It sets the transparency of the TEXT itself but I need something to set the transparency of the BOX underneath....


]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:18:11 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4150.html#4150 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4149.html#4149 Author: chicks
Subject: 865
Posted: 13 Feb 08 at 11:14PM

I've done this in the past, don't remember exactly how, maybe SetTransparency() function?
]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:14:47 +0000 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4149.html#4149 http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/help-with-transparent-drawtextbox_topic865_post4146.html#4146 Author: jabaltie
Subject: 865
Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 11:23AM

Hello !

I need to DrawTextBox on top of a background image. So, I needed the box to be transparent.

How can I do that ?

Here's a test script :

OPTION EXPLICIT

DIM objQPDF,lni,lnt
DIM X1,Y1,W1,H1,A1,S1,TW

Set objQPDF = WScript.CreateObject("ISED.QUICKPDF")

objQPDF.unlockkey("yourkey")

objQPDF.NewDocument()
objQPDF.DocumentCount()

objQPDF.LoadFromFile("TEST037.PDF")

' YOU MAY GET TEST037.PDF from http://www.DES.online.unimep.br/au/pub/TEST037.pdf

lni=1

X1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldBound(lni,0)
Y1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldBound(lni,1)
W1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldBound(lni,2)
H1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldBound(lni,3)
A1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldAlignment(lni)
S1=objQPDF.GetFormFieldTextSize(lni)

lnt=objQPDF.FORMFIELDCOUNT()
for lni=lnt to 1 step -1
  wscript.Echo objQPDF.GetFormFieldTitle(lni)
  objQPDF.DeleteFormField(lni)
next

objQPDF.SetTextAlign(0)
objQPDF.SetTextSize(S1)

TW=objQPDF.GetTextWidth("JOSE ADRIANO BALTIERI")

CALL objQPDF.DRAWTEXTBOX(X1,Y1,W1,H1,"JOSE ADRIANO BALTIERI",0)

WScript.Echo objQPDF.SaveToFile("TEST037OUT.PDF")

WScript.Echo "OK !"




When I draw "JOSE ADRIANO BALTIERI", I needed it to be in transparent mode.

Any help ?
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