[ http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-245?page=comments#action_74112 ] 
            
Dean Pullen commented on DISPL-245:
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These new 'default' classes (e.g. DefaultPdfExportView ) do not export the full 
list of table data when paging is on, and thus must disregard the 
export.amount=list param in display.properties.
How can I get both the footer and the full table list of data exported? All 
though this is meant to be WYSIWYG, I think that param should still be examined.


> WYSIWYG Exports
> ---------------
>
>                 Key: DISPL-245
>                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-245
>             Project: DisplayTag
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: HTML Generation, Export
>    Affects Versions: 1.1
>             Fix For: 1.1
>
>         Attachments: displaytagExamplePatch.txt, 
> displaytagExportPoiPatch.txt, displaytagPatch.txt, ico_file_rtf.png
>
>
> Request for enhancements of the export facility
> 1. The default exporters should render the table as close as possible
>    to the rendered HTML.  When typical business users are presented with the
>    displaytag export facility, they usually expect the exported Excel or PDF 
> to
>    look just like the HTML in their browser; they expect a WYSIWYG rendering.
> 2. The export API should encourage reuse of the table-rendering logic
>    employed to render the table in a JSP.  For instance, to render the 
> grouping
>    in my PDF export just as it appears in the HTML, I would have had to
>    re-implement TableTag.groupColumns().  Also, any future changes to the
>    table rendering would not be included in my PDF export.  So, this looked
>    like a job for the Template Method pattern, which also applies nicely to 
> the 
>    decorators, to ensure that the HTML and default export
>    renderings will be in synch.
> 3. Include caption in export.
> 4. Include footer in export.
> 5. Export in RTF format.
> The attached patch implements the above enhancements.
> <a 
> href="http://www.jamesgood.com:8080/displaytag-examples-1.1-SNAPSHOT/example-new-export.jsp";>
> Here's a live example and a more detailed explanation.</a>
> Following are potential additional export enhacements I'm working on.
> 1. Use css table styles as style configuration for Excel, PDF, and RTF 
> exports.
>    If not practical, provide export style config properties.
> 2. Specify Excel formats for columns, e.g., ##.##.
> 3. Include smart linking in Excel, PDF, and RTF exports.
> 4. Export just the current page, a page range, or all data, especially if
>    paging is used.
>    The ui may look like this:
>    Export options: Excel | PDF | RTF | From: [1] To: [1] (default to this 
> page)
>    Export options: Excel | PDF | RTF | From: [1] To: [max] (default to all)
>    Defaults to exporting what's on the page currently.  Default would be
>    configurable through property.
> 6. Set the column width to the max column string value width.
> 7. Exporters should support nested tables.
> 8. Implement font styles in RTF export, e.g., bold face.
> 9. Export in MS Word format using POI.
> Related Jira issues:
> <ol>
> <li>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-194
> <li>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-123
> </ol>
> Unit Tests:
> The main code change this patch supplies is a refactoring of the 
> table-rendering
> code.  As such, the relevant unit test are the existing tests,
> <a 
> href="http://www.jamesgood.com:8080/displaytag-examples-1.1-SNAPSHOT/docs/multiproject/displaytag/junit-report.html";>
> all of which succeeded.</a>
> -Jorge

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