On 31.03.2016 22:58, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
I suspect this can be easily implemented.
Synopse pdf is the reason I started fppdf. Synopse is heavily Windows
centric, but otherwise quite capable.
Yes, correct. I was who implemented exact drawing to Synopse PDF (i.e.
rendering to exact rect) because the font sizes on Canvas and PDF were
quite different. IIRC you compare the actual text width with the wanted
text width and you scale the text box with a transformation.
I also implemented underline text and did more enhancements, I don't
remember exactly any more. It was years ago.
Now I stay before a choice to use Synopse PDF (and to have PDF export
Windows-only) or create a new bindings to fppdf.
Fppdf is a young library (although it required many months of work)
I am sure many improvements will be made as the reporting library
develops.
A canvas descendant that renders to pdf is planned, but not very high
priority.
Patches and suggestions are definitely welcome. The library is
intended for
production, so quality is important.
I have to take a look at fppdf. I'll need a PDF export in the next
months. If I decide for fppdf you can be sure that I'll make you busy
with sending patches :)
Ondrej
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