Why is there a left padding in a cell using FPDF in php?

Question

I am printing a cell using the FPDF(http://www.fpdf.org/) class in php. The cell should be placed into the top left corner.

Everything works great, except that a left padding is added inside the cell.

Here is my code:

$pdf = new FPDF('L', 'mm', array(50.8,88.9));
$pdf->addPage('L', array(50.8,88.9));
$pdf->SetDisplayMode(100,'default');
$pdf->SetTextColor(0,0,0);
$pdf->SetMargins(0,0,0);    
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(0);
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','',8.5);

$pdf->SetXY(0, 0); //sets the position for the name
$pdf->Cell(0,2.98740833, "Your Name", '1', 2, 'L', false); //Name

Here's a screenshot of the PDF that is outputting with FPDF:

Why is there a left padding in a cell using FPDF in php and how can I remove the padding?

Solution 1

I know this is super old, but I had and fixed the same issue so maybe someone will find it useful.

There's a property in the FPDF class called $cMargin, which is used to calculate the x-offset of the text before it gets printed within the cell, but there doesn't appear to be a setter for it. It's a public property, so after you've instantiated your FPDF class, just call:

$pdf = new fpdf('P','mm','A4');
$pdf->cMargin = 0;

And your cells won't have that padding on the left any more.

Solution 2

Small fix updateproof

<?php
require("fpdf.php");

class CustomFPDF extends FPDF{
    function SetCellMargin($margin){
        // Set cell margin
        $this->cMargin = $margin;
    }
}
?>

<?php
$pdf = new CustomFPDF();
$pdf->setCellMargin(0);
?>

Solution 3

I can't work out how to remove the padding.

As a workaround, it is useful to know that it seems to be 1mm, regardless of font size. The same padding is applied at the right edge with right aligned text.

Solution 4

i've ran into the same problem. Only the 1st line has this unwanted margin, so my workaround was this:

  $pdf->Ln(); //workaround for 1st line
  $pdf->Cell(..);

Solution 5

Have you tried running SetMargins(0,0)?

SetMargins

SetMargins(float left, float top [, float right])

Description

Defines the left, top and right margins. By default, they equal 1 cm. Call this method to change them.

http://www.fpdf.org/en/doc/setmargins.htm

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Comments

[zeckdude]

Thank you for the tip, but I am actually using that function already. I had not listed it here because I didn't think it was important. I have now updated all the functions I am using so that you have a better idea.

[John Magnolia]

Solved my issue too, you can pass the height value to the Ln(1)

[kurdtpage]

This function is for setting the margin for the entire page, not each cell.

[kurdtpage]

A small aside, the cell margin has no effect if the cell is set to Center alignment

[Anwar]

In FPDF 1.8.1 This property is protected, so this answer will not work.

[Naitik Kundalia]

@AnwarNairi so what we will have to do to get padding in cell?

[spro]

For the Python pyfpdf equivalent you can set pdf.c_margin = 0