(PECL ps >= 1.2.0)
ps_begin_template — 開始新的樣板
開始一個新的樣板。樣板在 PostScript 語言中稱為「表單 (form)」。它的建立方式類似於圖樣 (pattern)，但使用方式像圖像 (image)。樣板通常用於在整個文件中多次放置的繪圖，例如公司標誌。所有繪圖函式都可以在樣板內使用。樣板在被 ps_place_image() 放置之前不會被繪製。
範例 #1 建立和使用樣板
<?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);
?>