FPDF – Inline bold text

I am trying to create a PDF from PHP and for legal reason we need to make part of our disclaimer BOLD and the disclaimer needs to be outlined.

My current code uses:

if(isset($_POST['optout']) && $_POST['optout'] == "yes"){
    $pdf->Ln(5);
    $pdf->SetFont('Arial','I',12);
    $pdf->SetTextColor(128);
    $pdf->MultiCell(0,4,'This is my disclaimer. THESE WORDS NEED TO BE BOLD. These words do not need to be bold.',1,'C');
}

I am currently using WriteHTML for other parts of the document, and I could easily use that instead of MultiCell, but then how do I create the border?

So I have 2 options..

native FPDF functions

PROS: Give an option for a border

CONS: No easy way to make inline text bold

WriteHTML extension class

PROS: Lets me easily add bold text inline

CONS: Not sure how to create the border

Suggestions?

Answer

You could rewrite a part of the extension but it may be easier for you to use the extension writeHTML, then draw a cell (empty text) with a border over the cell you created with writeHTML. By adjusting your cells properly it should work.

Don’t forget to use SetY then SetX to position your cells.

Example:

if(isset($_POST['optout']) && $_POST['optout'] == "yes"){
   $pdf->Ln(5);
   $pdf->SetFont('Arial','I',12);
   $pdf->SetTextColor(128);

   //Your text cell
   $pdf->SetY($pos_Y);
   $pdf->SetX($pos_X);
   $pdf->writeHTML('This is my disclaimer. <b>THESE WORDS NEED TO BE BOLD.</b> These words do not need to be bold.');

   //Your bordered cell
   $pdf->SetY($pos_Y);
   $pdf->SetX($pos_X);
   $pdf->Cell($width, $height, '', 1, 0, 'C');
 }