Hi, Just my little request. If removing all deprecrated stuff means removing Table and Cell then please don't! I am using the rowspan and colspan features due to the kind of html to pdf+rtf dynamic generation I'm doing and it would be really quite a hassle to use nested tables. If however this is not relevant then the rest is fine!
Thanks. On 4 Mar 2007, at 14:19, Mark Hall wrote: > Hi Bruno, > > I've had a good look at the functionality provided by the > HeaderFooter class > and here are my thoughts: > > 1.) It really only provides helper methods for creating "Phrase - > PageNumber - > Phrase" and "Phrase" headers/footers. > 2.) The necessary methods for adding headers/footers only to the > RtfWriter2 > already exist. > 3.) Adding the HeaderFooter constructors to the RtfHeaderFooter > only adds > cruft without providing any real functionality. > > I would suggest the following course of action: > > 1.) Deprecate HeaderFooter and the setHeader/setFooter methods in > Document > now, with end of 2007 as the targeted removal date. > 2.) I update the RTF tutorial to describe how to add headers / > footers to the > RTF now. > 3.) Remove all deprecated stuff at the end of the year. > > What do you, and all users of course, say to this course of action. > > Greetings, > Mark > > On Wednesday 31 January 2007 12:32, Bruno Lowagie wrote: >> Mark Hall wrote: >>> Perhaps we should really talk about removing the HeaderFooter >>> class. The >>> RTF package already provides extended headers/footers. These >>> could be >>> extended with the functionality currently provided by the >>> HeaderFooter >>> class. >> >> I was also thinking along those lines, >> but I wasn't sure if I had the time to >> dig into the RTF package and find out >> how to do it. >> >>> I could look into what needs to be added in the RTF headers/ >>> footers when >>> I get my development environment back at the end of Feb and then >>> we could >>> finalise a transition plan. >> >> That would be great. >> >>> Personally I think that sometimes it is a really good idea to not be >>> backward compatible, if it means that the software becomes >>> cleaner and >>> easier to use. >> >> Yes, I am currently refactoring PdfWriter, not to improve >> the performance of the code, but just to make it easier to >> understand; I am constantly moving around classes for the >> moment. Paulo, I hope this doesn't make you crazy (as you >> have to port all my changes to .NET.) >> >> Maybe we should decide on a date for a temporary release. >> A release for those who really need the new fixes, but >> also a release that comes with a warning: "this is only >> a release candidate, this is still a work in progress." >> >> br, >> Bruno >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to >> share >> your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and >> earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php? >> page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> iText-questions mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ > > -- > The Priest's grey nimbus in a niche where he dressed discreetly. > I will not sleep here tonight. Home also I cannot go. > A voice, sweetened and sustained, called to him from the sea. > Turning the curve he waved his hand. A sleek brown head, a seal's, > far > out on the water, round. Usurper. > -- James Joyce, "Ulysses" > > My GPG public key is available at: > http://www.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/~mhall/data/security/MarkHall.asc > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV________________________________ > _______________ > iText-questions mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions > Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
