How to get a rotated text element.

I need a rotated text element (e.g. 90 degree).
As far as I can see there is no way to do that with a standard label, or?
I tried the birt.controls.lib_2.5.2.1.jar from the eclipse labs from code google com.
This works as expected, but the result (in a pdf) is hardly readable.
It looks more like bad rendered graphic.

What is the best way to receive a rotated text?

best regards

(I'm using Birt Report Designer 2.6.2.)

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Yogesh Maharwade

hi

follow the below link to rotate text..

http://www.eclipse.org/articles/article.php?file=Article-BIRT-ExtensionTutorial1/index.html

johnw

There is on in the Marketplace called BIRT Controls Lib. This plugin provides a rotated text item, and a Dot Control. You can get them from the Marketplace, or from http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/birt-controls-lib/.

kik007

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="'johnw'" data-cid="85318" data-time="1321355985" data-date="15 November 2011 - 04:19 AM">
There is on in the Marketplace called BIRT Controls Lib. This plugin provides a rotated text item, and a Dot Control. You can get them from the Marketplace, or from <a class='bbc_url' href='http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/birt-controls-lib/.'>http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/birt-controls-lib/.</a> </blockquote>
 
John, 
 
does the plugin also works with the new Version 3.7.X?

germobirt

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="'johnw'" data-cid="85318" data-time="1321355985" data-date="15 November 2011 - 04:19 AM">
There is on in the Marketplace called BIRT Controls Lib. This plugin provides a rotated text item, and a Dot Control. You can get them from the Marketplace, or from <a class='bbc_url' href='http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/birt-controls-lib/.'>http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/birt-controls-lib/.</a> </blockquote>
 
I'm using these already. 
The result got better if the font size is greater and worse if the font size is smaller. 
 
I will try the BIRT Extension Mechanism, 
if I can't raise the font size enough to achieve an acceptable result