Re: Fwd: Re: Print to PDF on Android?

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:35:04 -0700 

So creating html and text was not difficult.
The problem was in opening a local image from html, after saving an image first to local storage. 

But i found a way for it now and it's working.

Still i'd like to see this be directly possible from within the app.


Op 22-9-2019 om 22:29 schreef JJS via use-livecode:


(strange this message vanished somehow)--repost

I know it is unprofessional, and your are right about it.


(the similair i do with a help file which is downloaded so it's always 
the latest version and it opens also in the browser or pdf reader, 
when i exit i'm back in the app)



But in none of previous similair messages i've seen any reaction of 
the mothership about this, while it is available on iOs.


So there is not  whole lot of interest in it probably.


I don't know if it can be done with LCB and or adding permission 
(inject) into the manifest.


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But there are more topics that could use action for mobile: Brushes 
which don't get loaded, FCM pushnotifications not up to date lacking 
possibilities, just one line of text.



So until that, one must either stall development or choose a 
workaround or start using Android Studio(which is totally free) But 
some people need a lot of time, like me to learn Kotlin/Java.



Op 20-9-2019 om 23:06 schreef Dan Friedman:

While you may see this as a workaround, it is not.   Having to leave 
your application to produce the PDF is absolutely unacceptable and 
unprofessional.  It's also dangerous to even talk about.  I fear the 
fine folks at LiveCode will say, "Great!  They have a workaround.  
Looks like we don't have to deal with this at all!".  LiveCode, this 
is a pretty big hole in the functionality of LC.  I do hope you will 
address this issue – and soon!


-Dan



On 9/20/19, 1:54 PM, "use-livecode on behalf of JJS via 
use-livecode"<use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of 
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>  wrote:


     Nice.

          Save a simple text as html and then launch it opens the 
browser.
          *launch URL ("file:" & specialFolderPath("documents") & 
"order.html")*
          It seems Chrome can print to pdf after all, press share and 
print, then

     you can choose.
          So next i want to add an image.

          And therefore i will export the image to a jpg or whatever 
file, then
     save the text written as html markup language instead of plain 
text, and

     add the image url as reference.
          see if that works also.
               Doei,
          Jerry
          Op 20-9-2019 om 16:08 schreef JJS via use-livecode:
     > A workaround could be (for text) (for photos or mixed with text i
     > don't know for sure)
     >
     > save text as a text file
     >

     > launch the text file in a browser (we can laung a url or 
browser so

     > also probably the url of the file where it is stored)
     >
     > then in the browser press the 3 dots in the right upper corner
     >
     > then press SHARE and you can print it.
     >
     >

     > If you have Opera browser installed, then there is an option 
to save

     > the page as a PDF and you can also print
     >

     > In FireFox you have to press PAGE and then you can choose save 
as PDF

     > or PRINT
     >
     > in Chrome i see no option to save as PDF.
     >

     > Maybe you can save the whole as an html file with text and 
photos,

     > then launch a browser, then save as pdf or print it.
     >
     >

     > I'm gonna try someting, for me it's just text to print with 
this project.

     >
     > One advantage of Opera is it has standard unlimited VPN.
     >
     >
     > Doei,
     >
     > Jerry
     >
     >
     > Op 20-9-2019 om 05:46 schreef scott--- via use-livecode:
     >> Hello Dan,
     >>
     >> Hello Dan,
     >>

     >> For Android PDF creation I use Jan Schenkel’s Quartum PDF 
Library.

     >><http://www.quartam.com>   It isn’t an ideal (or even possible)

     >> solution in many cases because it doesn’t support unicode but 
in my

     >> case that wasn’t a deal breaker.
     >>
     >> --
     >> Scott Morrow
     >>
     >> Elementary Software
     >> (Now with 20% less chalk dust!)
     >> webhttps://elementarysoftware.com/
     >> emailsc...@elementarysoftware.com
     >> booth    1-800-615-0867
     >> ------------------------------------------------------
     >>
     >>
     >>> On Sep 19, 2019, at 9:47 AM, Dan Friedman via use-livecode
     >>><use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>  wrote:
     >>>

     >>> Come on LiveCode!!  We really can't generate one of the most 
popular
     >>> file formats on the most popular mobile platform? This is a 
joke!
     >>> This is a MAJOR issue for me and I am sure others.  This 
pretty much

     >>> kills my project.  Damn.
     >>>
     >>> -Dan
     >>>
     >>>

     >>> On 9/19/19, 9:41 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of Klaus 
major-k via
     >>> use-livecode"<use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on 
behalf of >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

     >>>
     >>>     Hi Dan,
     >>>
     >>>> Am 19.09.2019 um 18:39 schrieb Dan Friedman via use-livecode
     >>>><use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
     >>>>

     >>>> I can't seem to find a way to generate a PDF on Android.  
Is this

     >>>> really not possible?
     >>>     no, unfortunately still not supported by LC.
     >>>
     >>>> Thanks!
     >>>> -Dan
     >>>     Best
     >>>
     >>>     Klaus
     >>>
     >>>     --
     >>>     Klaus Major
     >>>https://www.major-k.de
     >>>kl...@major-k.de
     >>>
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