The solution I had, was to use different margin measurements for PDF & Print/PCL in XSL. I'd do an XSL import of the print .fo files into the PDF version, and due to cascading stylesheets, the PDF measurements and the use-attribute-set attribrute, I was able to reuse my print templates for the overall layout.
Clay On 5/8/08, David Gerdt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've tried to think through the "fudge factor" for this particular > application and unfortunately haven't found anything that works. I have a > pretty narrow target to hit with each label and by the time the differences > add up, correcting for one extreme (i.e. too high or too low) inevitably > causes problems at the other end of the sheet. > > As I said, I'm not sure that these particular labels will ever have cause to > be printed from a PDF rendering, so I can develop the sheet for PCL and not > worry about the problems at this point, but it does raise interesting > questions in my mind about the reliability of the measurements we specify in > general. How much confidence can we have that when we say Xmm, we will > really be guaranteed Xmm? > > The line wrapping issue you mention is also intriguing. > > For the record, though, many thanks to all the FOP dev team for the work > going on here. I poked through the code a little and there has been a ton of > work to get FOP to this point. > > Dave > > >>>> Roland Neilands 5/8/2008 7:13 PM >>> > I'll second this. I also see difference in either text sizes or field > width causing line wrapping in several places in PCL but not PDF with > the same file. The workaround is to allow a fudge factor in the > field/table row/table height sizes, but this can cause text overlapping > or large blank areas, so it's hardly ideal. > > Regards, > *Roland * > > > David Gerdt wrote: >> I'm curious as to the differences between how distances are measured >> between different output formats. I've been trying to get a sheet of >> address labels to align correctly and am noticing a vast difference >> between how they are rendered in a PDF vs how they appear in PCL. >> >> I use a combination of Eclipse and the Orangevolt XSLT plugin to >> develop my style sheets and generate PDFs on a WinXP box because I can >> quickly see the results. Ultimately, the documents will be rendered on >> an AIX system, normally (though not always) as PCL. There are >> instances where the same document can be rendered in either of these >> two formats, and that's why these differences make me nervous. >> >> In the case of the mailing labels, I'm noticing about a 1mm difference >> in height for the table cells. PDF cells are right at 26mm and PCL at >> 27mm. That sounds like a very slight difference, but it adds up to a >> 1cm difference over the ten rows of the sheet of labels. Also, the top >> margin has a difference of about 5mm between the two formats, with the >> first table row starting at 17mm in the PDF output and about 12mm for >> the PCL version. >> >> Can anyone give any insight? Is this just a driver thing? >> >> I am running the 0.95beta on both machines. The fo is attached if >> you're interested. >> >> Thanks for the help! >> >> This e-mail is solely for the use of the intended recipient and may >> contain information which is confidential or privileged. Any >> unauthorised use of its contents is prohibited. If you have received >> this e-mail in error, please notify the sender via return e-mail and >> then delete the original e-mail. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This e-mail is solely for the use of the intended recipient and may contain > information which is confidential or privileged. Any unauthorised use of its > contents is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please > notify the sender via return e-mail and then delete the original e-mail. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Regards, The Web Maestro -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - <http://ourlil.com/> My religion is simple. My religion is kindness. - HH The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
