BTW, this was for fop-0.20.5... Things have improved for fop-0.93+... Clay
On 5/9/08, The Web Maestro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- 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]
