Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of BluePrint/PDF


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01/08/12 21:28:15 (13 years ago)
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    22= !BluePrint: PDF Generation =
     3This page is a collection of notes on PDF generation that were previously scatter around a number of other pages.
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    4 === PDF ===
     5== !ReportLab ==
    56For more formal reports (which can also be retrieved via webservices using the PDF representation of the REST Controller), we currently use [http://reportlab.org ReportLab]. This also supports Graphics (via [http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ PIL])
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    7   10:44:51      lifeeth:         I used raw reportlab to make the OCR forms :|
    8   http://logs.qgis.org/sahana/%23sahana.2010-01-15.log
     8=== How to set up a new PDF file ===
     9You need to edit your pdf-defs.tcl file to include the new type in pdf_generate_pdf. Also create a new pdf-xxx.py Python file, and set it up as you like it. That's basically it.
     10* http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/
     11* http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/rl-toolkit/ (open source version)
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     13== OCR ==
     14* BluePrintOCR
     15* [wiki:BluePrint/OCRIntegration]
     16* [wiki:UserGuidelines/OCR]
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    11 How to set up a new PDF file
    12 You need to edit your pdf-defs.tcl file to include the new type in pdf_generate_pdf. Also create a new pdf-xxx.py Python file, and set it up as you like it. That's basically it.
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    15 http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/
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    17 http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/rl-toolkit/
    18 open source version
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    21 [wiki:Haiti]
    22 == Haiti PDF ==
    23 
    24 flavour coordinating
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     18== PDF Tasks ==
     19''From Haiti Response - are these still current?''
    2620 * Fix the base PDF generation in {{{models/01_RESTlike_controller.py}}}'s {{{export_pdf()}}} as they currently look awful (& hence aren't exposed to users by hiding it in {{{views/formats.html}}})!
    2721  * /module/resource.pdf
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    3630   * We do this already for the OCR PDF generation.
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    38 NB We're currently having [http://pastebin.com/d3ac2aad1 problems] getting Geraldo (0.3.6 & 0.3.9) working on Prod Debian server at all, so test offline on your own instance for now...works fine on my local Win32
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    57 == Introduction ==
    58 <Introduce the problem the solution is meant for>
    59 <Explain why this could be relevant for Eden>
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    61 == Description ==
    62 <Briefly describe the solution, e.g. start with a user story>
    63 <Name existing solutions, e.g. in other applications>
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    65 == Requirements ==
    66 <Outline the requirements here>
    67 <Group requirements in subsections, e.g. functional, non-functional, interoperability etc.>
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    69 == Use-Cases ==
    70 <Describe actors and use-cases>
    71 <Describe workflows>
    72 <Include diagrams where useful>
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    74 == Design ==
    75 <Describe a possible design, repeat any design sections for alternative designs>
    76 <Include diagrams, screen mockups and wireframes where useful>
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    78 == Implementation ==
    79 <Leave open for a list of implementation>
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    81 == References ==
    82 <Links to external resources>
     32=== Other Tools ===
     33 * [http://www.xhtml2pdf.com Pisa] uses [http://reportlab.org ReportLab] to generate PDF from HTML
     34 * [http://code.google.com/p/jspdf jsPDF] uses pure !JavaScript to create PDFs
     35 * [http://geraldo.sourceforge.net Geraldo] builds on !ReportLab, and we used to use this, but no longer
     36 * Use S3XRC & hence XSLT to generate XML-FO which can be converted to PDF
     37  * http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/
     38  * http://pypi.python.org/pypi/zopyx.convert/
     39  * [http://osdir.com/ml/python.reportlab.user/2003-10/msg00206.html Recommend ReportLab over FOP]
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