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rz at daimi dot au dot dk
20-Aug-2005 07:53


The problem is that A4 is *NOT* exactly 210mm*297mm.

(Further more, the 2.835016835017 is incorrect. You convert from mm to pps by dividing by 25.4 and multiplying by 72. Hence the ratio is 2.83464566929133858267).

The code that I posted in may produces correct sizes.

(Except for the "m65" format, sorry. "m65" is the same as "dl", and should return the same values).

d dot schneider at 24you dot de
07-Jul-2005 12:47


Try this...



<?



function mm2pt($val){

    return floatval($val * 2.835016835017);

    }



$xpdf = pdf_new();

pdf_open_file($xpdf);

pdf_begin_page($xpdf, mm2pt(210), mm2pt(297));



// ...



?>

rz at daimi dot au dot dk
29-May-2005 04:47


The DIN paper sizes below are rounded.

Theese functions returns exact paper sizes:



<?php

function paperheight($papername) {

  $name=strtolower($papername);

  switch($name) {

  case "dl": return 11/2.54*72;

  case "m65": return paperheight("c6");

  case "ledger": case "tabloid": return  17*72;

  case "legal": return paperwidth("ledger");

  case "letter": return 11*72;

  default: return paperwidth($name)*sqrt(2);

  }

}

function paperwidth($papername) {

  $name=strtolower($papername);

  switch($name) {

  case "dl": return 22/2.54*72;

  case "m65": return paperwidth("c5");

  case "ledger": case "tabloid": return  14*72;

  case "legal": case "letter": return paperheight("ledger")>>1;

  default:

    $i=strpos("ebca",$name{0});

    $j=substr($name,1);

    if($i!=false && ($j>0 || $j==="0"))

      return 100/(pow(2,($i+$j*4-1)/8))/2.54*72;

    else

      die("Unkown paper format: $papername");

  }

}



$paper = "A4";

$w = paperwidth($paper);

$h = paperheight($paper);

echo "$paper: $w ppt * $h ppt";

?>

ceo at l-i-e dot com
31-Mar-2005 05:12


I spent a lot of hours tweaking numbers in my PDF source, trying to nudge things the right way, and, invariably, really messing up big-time...



Then one day I realized that all these numbers were supposed to be (INCHES * 72).



Now my PDF code looks more like:

<?php

.

.

.

  pdf_begin_page($pdf, 8.5 * 72, 11 * 72);

.

.  /* set up $helvetica as font */

.

  pdf_set_font($pdf, $helvetica, 9);

  $leading = pdf_get_value($pdf, 'leading');

  pdf_show_boxed($pdf, 0.5 * 72, 0.5 * 72, 4.0 * 72, $leading, 'left', '');

?>



0.0, 0.0 is at the bottom left.

8.5 * 72, 11 * 72 is at the top right.

Everything in between is in x.xx * 72 where x.xx is INCHES.



Suddenly, I can visualize the PDF while I'm typing.



Might work for you too.



Sample linked from:

http://l-i-e.com/resume.htm

psychosos at gmx dot at
13-Apr-2003 08:36


Points for CD covers (approximate values)



Front cover           (119x119mm)   => 337.33x337.33 points

Inlay including sides (150x117mm)   => 425.21x331.66 points

Inlay excluding sides (137.4x117mm) => 389.49x331.66 points

ronald at upperground dot nl
20-Feb-2003 12:55


When you use the mentioned size of an a4 pdf file it will make a pdf file in the this size: 209.9 x 297 mm. If you want to create a real a4 sized pdf you can use the following:



PDF_begin_page($pdf, 595.3, 842); 



Its a small step i know... but its just the last mm.

f dot enzenhofer at apa dot at
15-Jan-2003 12:36


format   width     height

A0         2380      3368 

A1         1684        2380

A2         1190      1684

A3          842      1190

A4           595       842

A5          421       595

A6          297         421 



B5          501       709



letter        612      792

legal         612    1008

ledger       1224      792



11x17         792    1224

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