# encoding: utf-8 # # Rotating text is best avoided on free flowing text, so this example # will only use the text_box method as we can have much more # control over its output. # # To rotate text all we need to do is use the :rotate option # passing an angle in degrees and an optional :rotate_around to # indicate the origin of the rotation (the default is :upper_left). # require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), %w[.. example_helper])) filename = File.basename(__FILE__).gsub('.rb', '.pdf') Prawn::ManualBuilder::Example.generate(filename) do width = 100 height = 60 angle = 30 x = 200 y = cursor - 30 stroke_rectangle [0, y], width, height text_box("This text was not rotated", :at => [0, y], :width => width, :height => height) stroke_rectangle [0, y - 100], width, height text_box("This text was rotated around the center", :at => [0, y - 100], :width => width, :height => height, :rotate => angle, :rotate_around => :center) [:lower_left, :upper_left, :lower_right, :upper_right].each_with_index do |corner, index| y = y - 100 if index == 2 stroke_rectangle [x + (index % 2) * 200, y], width, height text_box("This text was rotated around the #{corner} corner.", :at => [x + (index % 2) * 200, y], :width => width, :height => height, :rotate => angle, :rotate_around => corner) end end