ps_begin_template

Description

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

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); ?>

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