Php/docs/function.ps-begin-template
ps_begin_template
(PECL ps >= 1.2.0)
ps_begin_template — Start a new template
Description
ps_begin_template
( resource $psdoc
, float $width
, float $height
) : int
Starts a new template. A template is called a form in the postscript language. It is created similar to a pattern but used like an image. Templates are often used for drawings which are placed several times through out the document, e.g. like a company logo. All drawing functions may be used within a template. The template will not be drawn until it is placed by ps_place_image().
Parameters
psdoc- Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new().
width- The width of the template in pixel.
height- The height of the template in pixel.
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Creating and using a template
<?php$ps = ps_new();if (!ps_open_file($ps, "template.ps")) { print "Cannot open PostScript file\n"; exit;}ps_set_parameter($ps, "warning", "true");ps_set_info($ps, "Creator", "template.php");ps_set_info($ps, "Author", "Uwe Steinmann");ps_set_info($ps, "Title", "Template example");$pstemplate = ps_begin_template($ps, 30.0, 30.0);ps_moveto($ps, 0, 0);ps_lineto($ps, 30, 30);ps_moveto($ps, 0, 30);ps_lineto($ps, 30, 0);ps_stroke($ps);ps_end_template($ps);ps_begin_page($ps, 596, 842);ps_place_image($ps, $pstemplate, 20.0, 20.0, 1.0);ps_place_image($ps, $pstemplate, 50.0, 30.0, 0.5);ps_place_image($ps, $pstemplate, 70.0, 70.0, 0.6);ps_place_image($ps, $pstemplate, 30.0, 50.0, 1.3);ps_end_page($ps);ps_close($ps);ps_delete($ps);?>
