Rails - Jan 2008 - How to do that with PDF Writer? (text inside a box)

How can I make appear text inside a box, something like this:

           -----------------
           -         text inside        -
           -----------------
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This should get you started.  This is some partial code that I had 
written for me a few years ago while trying to solve similar seemingly 
simple tasks.  Call the add_boxed_text function which in turn calls the 
add_cell function.  I think there are no other dependencies from my 
source file in this - hopefully self contained.  If not, let me know and 
I''ll dig in further.

Michael


  # Adds a one cell table
  def add_cell(text, options = {})
    # Check basic parameters
    width         = options.delete(:width)         || @pdf.margin_width
    justification = options.delete(:justification) || :left
    # Define table defaults and current options
    defaults = {
        :font_size        => 11,
        :inner_line_style => PDFRapport::stroke,
        :line_color       => Color::RGB::Black,
        :orientation      => :center,
        :outer_line_style => PDFRapport::stroke,
        :position         => :center,
        :shade_color      => Color::RGB::Grey80,
        :shade_color2     => Color::RGB::Grey70,
        :shade_rows       => :none,
        :show_headings    => false,
        :show_lines       => :all,
        :text_color       => Color::RGB::Black,
      }
    options = defaults.merge options if     options.is_a? Hash
    options = defaults               unless options.is_a? Hash
    # Create SimpleTable
    PDF::SimpleTable.new do |tab|
      # Columns names and orders
      tab.column_order = ["1"]
      # Create SimpleColumns for this table with provided widths and 
justifications
      tab.columns["1"] = PDF::SimpleTable::Column.new("1")
do |col|
          col.width         = width
          col.justification = justification
      end
      # Set preferences for the table and cells
      apply_table_options tab, options
      # Insert text into message
      container = [ { "1" => text.to_s } ]
      log "add_cell :: replacing row with #{container.inspect}"
      tab.data.replace container
      # Render the table on the
      tab.render_on @pdf
    end
  end

  # Adds a cell with no
  def add_boxed_text(text, options = {})
    defaults = { :show_lines => :all, :font_size => 11, :shade_rows => 
:none, }
    add_cell text, defaults.merge(options)
  end


John Smith wrote:
> How can I make appear text inside a box, something like this:
> 
>            -----------------
>            -         text inside        -
>            -----------------
-- 
Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

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