Cool, thanks Greg, that looks like TextFields could be workable (other than the HTML formatting). I'll check out your demo for sure.
Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of g.wygonik >>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 1:02 PM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Exporting from flash to vector format >> >>Hi Jason >> >>I didn't take any tone from your post - I try to read them as words and not >>infer things. If you had said "that sucks!", I would have taken it badly ;-) >> >>>From what I've gathered from users who have contacted me to tell me how they >>use it, there seems to be a lot of "fill out this form and we'll assemble a >>PDF of your choices"-type apps. I've seen some impressive full-color >>catalogs for big companies created that way. But in these cases, each page >>is programmatically typeset. >> >>Here's some code that would illustrate how text is added: >> >>mypage = myPDF.setDrawingPage(1); >>mypage.setNumberFormat("inches"); >>mypage.drawString(1,1,"myFont1",24,0xff0000,"This is red, 24point text at 1 >>inch over and 1 inch down from the top left"); >> >>You can kind-of setup templates by using a Flash movie that is the size of >>your document (in inches) x 72 (for dpi), and then lay out text areas and >>take their locations and use those in your drawString() methods being sure >>to set the drawing mode to "pixels" or "points". >> >>I hope that helps. I don't want to do too much support or up-front info on >>Flashcoders, but I figured I'd follow-up this one since others may want to >>know. I'd prefer to do support and other questions off-list. :-) >> >>g. >> >> >>On 10/20/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> I realized after I sent that my tone didn't appear to good - it looks >>> like a great product Greg - just trying to figure out how I can use it >>> for a project. How do most people handle text with it? >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason >>> >>Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 8:41 AM >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Exporting from flash to vector format >>> >> >>> >>So to get text into the PDF you would need to re-draw it somehow? >>> Hmmm, >>> >>might be a showstopper for me, but thanks anyway. >>> >> >>> >>Jason Merrill >>> >>Bank of America >>> >>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of g.wygonik >>> >>>>Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 9:11 PM >>> >>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Exporting from flash to vector format >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Hey Jason (and all) >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>> Do you know how many PDF pages it can generate (is there a max)? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>There is no programmatic limit to the number of pages. While I have >>> >>had >>> >>>>users create 20-40 page documents, I haven't had anyone try, say, >>> >>9,000 >>> >>>>pages. :-) >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Will it render out dynamic textfields in the positions they are in? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>No. Not exactly. Basically all text is created in the document by >>> >>using a >>> >>>>drawString() method. So, you would need to re-draw things into the >>> >>PDF. Or, >>> >>>>you could use the component as your main display and only do it >>> once. >>> >>But >>> >>>>it's not "take this textfield and pop it into the PDF". >>> >>>> >>> >>>>What about HTML text? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Nope. >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Can you generate a hardcopy PDF Document or does it just sent the >>> PDF >>> >>>>> data to a browser window? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>It generates a full PDF document into a variable in Flash. So it's >>> >>left up >>> >>>>to the developer to either save it to the server, push it to the >>> >>client via >>> >>>>the server, or save it locally via Zinc or other projector. >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Thanks >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>No problem. Hope that helps. :-) >>> >>>> >>> >>>>g. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>-- >>> >>>>weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com >>> >>>>blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com >>> >>>>band: www.cutratebox.com >>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>>[email protected] >>> >>>>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>>>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>>>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>>>http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>http://training.figleaf.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>weblog: broadcast.artificialcolors.com >>blazePDF: www.blazepdf.com >>band: www.cutratebox.com >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
