//
// This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF demos.
// Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
//
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Drawing;
using GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf;
using GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf.Graphics;
using GrapeCity.Documents.Text;
using GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing;
using GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text;
using GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing;
namespace DsPdfWeb.Demos
{
// This sample demonstrates how to use GcPdfGraphics.SoftMask
// to draw semi-transparently and specify clipping.
public class SoftMask1
{
public int CreatePDF(Stream stream)
{
var doc = new GcPdfDocument();
var page = doc.NewPage();
var g = page.Graphics;
var rc = Common.Util.AddNote(
"GcPdfGraphics has a SoftMask property, which allows creating a mask with a FormXObject, " +
"draw on that object's Graphics using any supported drawing methods " +
"(including semi-transparent drawing), and then use the result as a mask when drawing " +
"on the document's pages. Only the alpha channel from the mask is used. " +
"Solid areas do not mask, transparent areas mask completely, " +
"semi-transparent areas mask in inverse proportion to the alpha value.",
page);
var rMask = new RectangleF(0, 0, 72 * 5, 72 * 2);
var rDoc = new RectangleF(rc.Left, rc.Bottom + 36, rMask.Width, rMask.Height);
var softMask = SoftMask.Create(doc, rDoc);
var smGraphics = softMask.FormXObject.Graphics;
smGraphics.FillEllipse(rMask, Color.FromArgb(128, Color.Black));
smGraphics.DrawString("SOLID TEXT",
new TextFormat() { Font = StandardFonts.HelveticaBold, FontSize = 52, ForeColor = Color.Black },
new RectangleF(rMask.X, rMask.Y, rMask.Width, rMask.Height),
TextAlignment.Center, ParagraphAlignment.Center, false);
var rt = rMask;
rt.Inflate(-8, -8);
// Color on the mask does not matter, only alpha channel is important:
smGraphics.DrawEllipse(rt, Color.Red);
g.SoftMask = softMask;
g.DrawImage(GCDRAW.Image.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "reds.jpg")), rDoc, null, ImageAlign.StretchImage);
// NOTE: it looks like some PDF viewers (such as built-in browser viewers)
// do not handle changing soft masks correctly unless the mask is reset prior
// to assigning a new one, hence this:
g.SoftMask = SoftMaskBase.None;
rDoc.Offset(0, rDoc.Height + 12);
rDoc.Width = rc.Width;
rDoc.Height = 36;
rMask.Height = rDoc.Height;
for (int alpha = 16; alpha <= 255; alpha += 32)
{
softMask = SoftMask.Create(doc, rDoc);
smGraphics = softMask.FormXObject.Graphics;
smGraphics.DrawString($"Text drawn on mask with alpha {alpha}.",
new TextFormat() { Font = StandardFonts.HelveticaBold, FontSize = 24, ForeColor = Color.FromArgb(alpha, Color.Black) },
new RectangleF(rMask.X, rMask.Y, rMask.Width, rMask.Height),
TextAlignment.Leading, ParagraphAlignment.Center, false);
g.SoftMask = softMask;
g.DrawImage(GCDRAW.Image.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Images", "reds.jpg")), rDoc, null, ImageAlign.StretchImage);
g.SoftMask = SoftMaskBase.None;
rDoc.Offset(0, rDoc.Height);
}
// Done:
doc.Save(stream);
return doc.Pages.Count;
}
}
}