HTML Table Cell with rotated text

[Hank Cape]

Hello

I have tried to understand how the text rotation happens with the HTML cell but haven't been able to get it working. I want to rotate text some 45 degrees to make the table fit in a page.

I build whole the table and then just run WriteHTML of the code.

My (relevant) code is:

$params = $this->pdf->serializeTCPDFtagParameters(array(45));
 foreach($this->data['order'] as $m) {
        $html.="<td width=\"5%\">";
        $html.='<tcpdf method="Rotate" params="' $params . '">' . $m . '</tcpdf>';
        $html.="</td>";
 }

I have also tried to use this code:

$params = $this->pdf->serializeTCPDFtagParameters(array(45));
 foreach($this->data['order'] as $m) {
        $html.="<td width=\"5%\">";
        $this->pdf->StartTransformation();
        $html.='<tcpdf method="Rotate" params="' $params . '">' . $m . '</tcpdf>';
        $this->pdf->StopTransformation();
        $html.="</td>";
 }

with equal result.

Now, my questions are:
a) Is my plan to build the whole html first and then print the output out fine? The table is quite complicated and relies on stylesheet (which I probably should send for every WriteHTML, right? Also the table would be broken for each separate call, which might pose a problem for TCPDF?
b) If a) is OK, what is the problem with my approach. I feel that the StartTransformation & StopTransformation are executed outside the rotation when the writeHTML is delayed for later.

Please bear with me and give some advice how to proceed.

with my best regards

HC