Hi Paulo,

> > > > I'm currently developing an application which uses iText to
> > > > merge text and graphics into a new PDF file.  I'm 90% there
> > > > and am impressed with how easy it has been so far, but I am
> > > > stuck with two points which I hope someone can answer:
> > > >
> > > > Question 1:  Within Adobe LiveCycle you can add a variable to
> > > > the form using the:  File | Form Properties | Variable tab.  
> > > > So for example I've added a variable called "foo" with a
> > > > value of "bar".
> > > >
> > > >         How can I access the value of this variable within
> > > > iText.  I basically am using iText to merge bits of
> > > > information together (images and text) and using the template
> > > > to control how this is done.  I've tried using a form field
> > > > and this works fine but is a bit hacky and the variable
> > > > facility seems like a more elegant solution.
> > > >
> > >
> > > You'll have to parse the XFA XML yourself.
> >
> > OK.  Any pointers to where in the iText API to go to extract the XML?
> >
>
> AcroFields.getXfa().getDomDocument().

Yep works a treat.

> > > > Question2: When replacing text into a form how can I detect
> > > > if the text fits, and thus if it does not reduce the font
> > > > size of the field until it does fit for example?
> > > >         I can easily setup various field in the form so I can
> > > > control the text to some extent, i.e. setup a field to force
> > > > the text to crop or wrap.  But if one of my users specifies a
> > > > text box and wants the text to shrink to fit.  I'm currently
> > > > assuming if I can find the size of the box (which I already
> > > > can with AcroFields:getFieldPositions() ) and then the string
> > > > width (which I cannot) then I can reduce the font size until
> > > > it fits using AcroFields:setFieldProperty().
> > > >
> > > > I guess for this I do not need to know the width of the
> > > > string I just need to know:  Is the field property set to
> > > > shrink to fit? and if so does the string fit?  If not reduce
> > > > the font little and try again.
> > > >
> > >
> > > If the field is auto-size why do you need to know the font size?
> >
> > Again maybe I'm being dumb but I've tried various options in
> > LiveCycle and all I get is cropped text, it does not shrink.  
> > The closest I've found is the "Expand to fit" option in
> > layout but my resultant PDF still looks the same when I
> > substitute the values in iText.
> >
>
> Set the value font size to 0.

Yep again works a treat.  Although it took a little while to figure out that the "value font size" set to zero performs dynamic scaling and the "Caption font size" controls the font when no scaling is required, i.e. I missed the word "Value" when first reading your reply :-)

Many thanks for your help.

Jim


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