@mart: yes, the visual designer requires only wxpython (and pyfpdf). I'm working on html conversion enhancements and there are some advance on utf-8 support, they will be fixed soon.
Best regards, Mariano Reingart http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar http://reingart.blogspot.com Mariano Reingart http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar http://reingart.blogspot.com On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Massimo Di Pierro <massimo.dipie...@gmail.com> wrote: > In trunk, web2py tries to use markmin2pdflatex is installed. If not it > uses pyfpdf. pyfpdf fails on some html, for example if table do not > follow the pyfpdf specs. I believe Marino is working on making pyfpdf > more forgiving. > > Massimo > > On May 29, 10:39 pm, Christopher Steel <chris.st...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am going try things out again when I get a chance. This stuff is >> just great. I love the fact that we build on a solid API so in the end >> we get the GUI and command line and API access for developers and the >> blind. It totally rocks!!! >> >> Markmin to PDF would be very interesting as well.. >> >> Chris >> >> On May 27, 12:08 pm, Mariano Reingart <reing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Regarding PyFPDF: >> >> > Headers should be rendered. >> >> > Tables need at least a first TH, prior any TD, who indicates column >> > width (and it is wise to use THEAD and TBODY when you have multiple >> > pages), see:http://code.google.com/p/pyfpdf/wiki/WriteHTML >> >> > <table border="0" align="center" width="50%"> >> > <thead><tr><th width="30%">Header 1</th><th width="70%">header >> > 2</th></tr></thead> >> > <tbody> >> > <tr><td>cell 1</td><td>cell 2</td></tr> >> > <tr><td>cell 2</td><td>cell 3</td></tr> >> > </tbody> >> > </table> >> >> > I'm planning to fix this issues, to cover more basic html conversions. >> >> > You can see what can do pyfpdf in this >> > file:http://pyfpdf.googlecode.com/files/html.pdf >> >> > BTW, did you see the new visual designer of pdf templates? >> >> >http://code.google.com/p/pyfpdf/wiki/Templates?ts=1306512231&updated=... >> >> > It is a wx application, and I'm planning to connect it using DAL to >> > ease template/report generation (I think this is much easier and >> > manageable way than converting html). >> >> > Best regards, >> >> > Mariano >> > Reingarthttp://www.sistemasagiles.com.arhttp://reingart.blogspot.com >> >> > On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Massimo Di Pierro >> >> > <massimo.dipie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > There are still problems...it does not render headers and tables... >> >> > > On May 26, 11:06 pm, Massimo Di Pierro <massimo.dipie...@gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > >> I just made a change to trunk about. the new generic.pdf uses pyfpdf >> > >> and it is smart in locating files for including images. >> >> > >> massimo >> >> > >> On May 26, 10:44 pm, Christopher Steel <chris.st...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > I think report.pdf required reportlab? Massimo had an application for >> > >> > creating forms that used markmin and latex. >> >> > >> > This web2py app includes a plugin that implements an assortment of pdf >> > >> > stuff (mostly your implementation of pyfpdf and the report.pdf, was >> > >> > that a Google thing?. >> >> > >> > Anyway the plugin is handy for testing and experimenting and includes >> > >> > some other PDF examples, one with a different font. >> >> > >> >http://code.google.com/p/uc-pyfpdf/ >> >> > >> > If you need some testing let me know, I love PDF's >> >> > >> > Cheers, >> >> > >> > Chris >> >> > >> > On May 26, 3:48 pm, Mariano Reingart <reing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > > Putting the following code in generic.pdf and getting report.pdf >> > >> > > does not work? >> > >> > > (also, per default there is a generic.pdf made by massimo that uses >> > >> > > markmin and latex if I remember it correctly) >> >> > >> > > from gluon.contrib.pyfpdf import FPDF, HTMLMixin >> > >> > > from gluon.sanitizer import sanitize >> >> > >> > > class MyFPDF(FPDF, HTMLMixin): >> > >> > > pass >> >> > >> > > pdf=MyFPDF() >> > >> > > pdf.add_page() >> > >> > > html=response.render('%s/%s.html' % >> > >> > > (request.controller,request.function)) >> > >> > > html = sanitize(html, escape=False) >> > >> > > pdf.write_html(html) >> > >> > > response.headers['Content-Type']='application/pdf' >> > >> > > response.write(pdf.output(dest='S'), escape=False) >> >> > >> > > Mariano >> > >> > > Reingarthttp://www.sistemasagiles.com.arhttp://reingart.blogspot.comOnThu, >> > >> > > May 26, 2011 at 4:30 PM, luifran <lbernalhernan...@yahoo.es> wrote: >> > >> > > > if I have a view , for example report.html, how I render this >> > >> > > > view in >> > >> > > > pdf with the generic pdf? >> >> > >> > > > On 4 oct 2010, 17:08, Mariano Reingart <reing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 1:10 AM, mdipierro >> > >> > > >> <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: >> >> > >> > > >> > I am sure this can also be done and better with pyfpdf but I >> > >> > > >> > have not >> > >> > > >> > tried. Perhaps Mariano can help us >> >> > >> > > >> Having latest web2py versions (including pyfpdf), write in a >> > >> > > >> views/generic.pdf: >> >> > >> > > >> ---- begin file ---- >> > >> > > >> {{ >> >> > >> > > >> from gluon.contrib.pyfpdf import FPDF, HTMLMixin >> > >> > > >> from gluon.sanitizer import sanitize >> >> > >> > > >> class MyFPDF(FPDF, HTMLMixin): >> > >> > > >> pass >> >> > >> > > >> pdf=MyFPDF()pdf.add_page() >> > >> > > >> html=response.render('%s/%s.html' % >> > >> > > >> (request.controller,request.function)) >> > >> > > >> html = sanitize(html, escape=False)pdf.write_html(html) >> > >> > > >> response.headers['Content-Type']='application/pdf' >> > >> > > >> response.write(pdf.output(dest='S'), escape=False) >> >> > >> > > >> }} >> >> > >> > > >> ---- end file--- >> >> > >> > > >> At MyFPDF class you can add headers and footers. >> >> > >> > > >> The sanitize part is to strip some HTML tags that cannot be >> > >> > > >> rendered >> > >> > > >> (ie. javascript). >> >> > >> > > >> As some DIVs contents and similar may still pass (like menus), a >> > >> > > >> better alternative may be render only certains portions of the >> > >> > > >> page in >> > >> > > >> a custom view: >> >> > >> > > >> pdf.write_html(str(XML(CENTER(section), sanitize=False))) >> >> > >> > > >> Best regards, >> >> > >> > > >> Mariano >> > >> > > >> Reingarthttp://www.sistemasagiles.com.arhttp://reingart.blogspot.com
