Contributions are always welcome and the perspective of having a working html->pdf even more. A request for it pops quite frequently.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares ----- Original Message ----- From: "Somik Raha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 22:54 Subject: [iText-questions] Unit testing pdf generation logic using htmlparser > Hi, > I've been using iText for some pdf generation at my workplace, and > its a really good piece of software. I usually unit-test all of my code, > and have developed (actually still developing) a simple > testing-framework for doing junit testing of pdf creation logic. > > I have been able to do this primarily because iText has a > html-generation mode. I am the lead programmer on the htmlparser project > ( http://htmlparser.sourceforge.net <http://htmlparser.sourceforge.net> > ) - a fast and simple parser that has been developed for dirty html. > Using htmlparser, I am able to pick up relevant details of a pdf page > from its corresponding html representation. There are some things that I > am not able to pick up but for the most part - it seems to be working > fine. > > I was wondering if you are interested in unit-testing capability for > iText - I'd be glad to check it in. > > Also, htmlparser is a lot faster and far more robust than the other > parsers around - I saw an effort in trying to convert html pages to pdf. > I might be able to help if the author/community is interested. > > Regards, > Somik > ******************************************** > Somik Raha > Extreme Programmer and Coach > Industrial Logic, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://industriallogic.com <http://industriallogic.com> > Voice : 510-540-8336 > Toll-free : 866-540-8336 > Fax : 510-540-8936 > ******************************************** > .. the major danger in vertical thinking is not that of being trapped > by the obvious but of failing to realize that one may be trapped by > the obvious. It is not a matter of avoiding vertical thinking but of > using it and at the same time being aware that it might be > necessary to escape from a particular way of looking at a situation. > > --- Edward De Bono in Lateral Thinking, Chapter 16, Analogies > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
