def _text_to_string(self, text):
        """ Provides for escape characters and converting to
            pdf text object (pdf strings are in parantheses).
            Mainly for use in the information block here, this
            functionality is also present in the text object.

        """
        if text:
            for i,j in [("\\","\\\\"),(")","\\)"),("(", "\\(")]:
                text = text.replace(i, j)
            text = "(%s)" % text
        else:
            text = 'None'
        return text
Provides for escape characters and converting to
            pdf text object (pdf strings are in parantheses).
            Mainly for use in the information block here, this
            functionality is also present in the text object.