Start a new template ps_begin_pattern ps_circle PS Functions PHP Manual ps_begin_template (PECL ps:1.2.0-1.3.5)ps_begin_template — Start a new template Description int ps_begin_template ( resource $psdoc , float $width , float $height ) Starts a new template. A template is called a form in the postscript language. It is created similar to a pattern but used like an image. Templates are often used for drawings which are placed several times through out the document, e.g. like a company logo. All drawing functions may be used within a template. The template will not be drawn until it is placed by ps_place_image(). Parameters psdoc Resource identifier of the postscript file as returned by ps_new(). width The width of the template in pixel. height The height of the template in pixel. Return Values Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. Examples Example #1 Creating and using a template <?php$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);?> See Also ps_end_template() ps_begin_pattern ps_circle PS Functions PHP Manual