Monte :
> >
> > Of course, a more accurate description of what the script is supposed to
> > do will be much apreciated...
>
> I've done some reading on the format and it seems you can include jpeg and
> png images into the pdf file. As mc can save images to these formats then it
> would be relatively easy to save an image to a file. Read it back in then
> incorporate it into the pdf.
Sure, but including images as raw ASCII or binary is a much better option,
especially because of the wonderful machinery (in PDF as well as in PS) to
raster huge chunks of such code at lightspeed...
>
>
> My plan is to store reports from a program in a relatively portable and
> printable format. I was thinking of HTML but as there are images involved I
> didn't want to have multiple files lying around.
>
> The script needs to take text and format it with style & layout and embed
> jpeg or png image data into the file. When the file is built it will be
> saved.
>
That's what I understood, although there's a few more things I'd like
to know; for instance : as for layout, does it concern only text in fields,
or does it also concern buttons names, lines around fields & buttons
(to simulate spreadsheets for instance) ? Shall the script care about
card objects only or also backgrounds ? etc etc...
May be could you send me an example, like a simple stack with various
elements that are likely to appear on your final project and have to be
considered, as well as a simulation of the final print you want to get...
JB
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