1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/api/PdfAsObject.java b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/api/PdfAsObject.java
index 96e5ad1..8b6bd5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/api/PdfAsObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/api/PdfAsObject.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package at.gv.egiz.pdfas.impl.api;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public class PdfAsObject implements PdfAs
   /**
    * The log.
    */
-  private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(CheckHelper.class);
+  private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(PdfAsObject.class);
   
   private static final String ENABLE_PLACEHOLDER_SEARCH_KEY = "enable_placeholder_search";
   
@@ -650,12 +651,23 @@ public class PdfAsObject implements PdfAs
         signParameters.setSignatureProfileId(defaultProfile);
       }
 
+      boolean fromPlaceholder = false;
       TablePos pos = null;
-      if (spd != null && spd.getTablePos() != null)
+      if (spd != null && spd.getTablePos() != null){
+         fromPlaceholder = true;
          pos = spd.getTablePos();
-      else
+      } else
          pos = PosHelper.formTablePos(signParameters.getSignaturePositioning());
       
+      if (!pos.isWauto() && pos.getWidth() < 150) {
+         // very small, warn user
+         String msg = "The {0} for the signature ({1}) is very small. The signature block might not get placed correcty.";
+         String[] arguments = new String[]{ "given width", "" + pos.getWidth()};
+         if (fromPlaceholder)
+            arguments[0] = "width of the placeholder image that will be used"; 
+         log.warn(MessageFormat.format(msg, arguments));
+      }
+      
       Signator signator = createSignator(signParameters.getSignatureType());
 
       SignatorInformation signatorInfo = signator.prepareSign(