Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
Ah, I had forgotten about border="0" on the table tag. I was setting border
properties and such via css on the table cells but had forgotten about the
old school table html tag options. Show's how much table layout I'm doing
these days. Your suggestion seems to be solving my problem. And by solid
background color, I meant setting a bgcolor on the cells in a row (or the
row itself) and that was being interrupted by spaces of white because of the
cellspacing default on the table tag.
Thanks,
Judah
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Randi Knutson wrote:
>
> Solid background behind table headers?.must be the pm slump because I
> can't think what you mean, but maybe the stuff below will help.
>
> I am using border-collapse and setting borders on all my table cells, like
> this:
> cellspacing="0" width="100%">
>
> class="DatatableGrayCenteredSmall">
>
> I am setting font and background color in the class as you can see from my
> obtuse css naming scheme.
>
> I also was able to get a watermark on my pdf in this way:
> body{
>background-image:url(/images/draftlandscape.jpg);
> }
>
> Anyway, best of luck. If you get to be an expert at all these tricks you
> too can present at CFUnited. ;)
>
> cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 2:22 PM -0700
> wrote:
> >I'm getting closer to what I want with a table layout. One thing I can't
> >seem to get so far is a solid background behind table headers.
> >border-collapse works in a browser but isn't supported by the cfdocument.
> >Setting border-spacing, padding and margin all to 0 doesn't seem to do it
> >either.
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
Solid background behind table headers?.must be the pm slump because I
can't think what you mean, but maybe the stuff below will help.
I am using border-collapse and setting borders on all my table cells, like
this:
I am setting font and background color in the class as you can see from my
obtuse css naming scheme.
I also was able to get a watermark on my pdf in this way:
body{
background-image:url(/images/draftlandscape.jpg);
}
Anyway, best of luck. If you get to be an expert at all these tricks you
too can present at CFUnited. ;)
cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 2:22 PM -0700
wrote:
>I'm getting closer to what I want with a table layout. One thing I can't
>seem to get so far is a solid background behind table headers.
>border-collapse works in a browser but isn't supported by the cfdocument.
>Setting border-spacing, padding and margin all to 0 doesn't seem to do it
>either.
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Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
I'm getting closer to what I want with a table layout. One thing I can't seem to get so far is a solid background behind table headers. border-collapse works in a browser but isn't supported by the cfdocument. Setting border-spacing, padding and margin all to 0 doesn't seem to do it either. Any thoughts? Judah On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Randi Knutson wrote: > > I should have mentioned that I had to put everything in tables for layout. > I also removed every non-basic CSS thing I had. I ended up with a print > version and a simle print style sheet and the web version with its own > nicer style sheet. > > My client had what is basically an accounting spreadsheet they wanted > recreated in a web form, then pdf'd for an official copy. It took me > almost 3 weeks to match the original's exact positioning, font, layout, > etc. Good times. > > > cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:07 PM -0700 > wrote: > >Font sizes I specified in pt instead of em and I tried to do everything in > >percentages with no px definitions under the theory that pdf is a vector > >format. No love. > > > >Thanks for all the ideas being tossed out though. > > > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323674 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
I should have mentioned that I had to put everything in tables for layout. I also removed every non-basic CSS thing I had. I ended up with a print version and a simle print style sheet and the web version with its own nicer style sheet. My client had what is basically an accounting spreadsheet they wanted recreated in a web form, then pdf'd for an official copy. It took me almost 3 weeks to match the original's exact positioning, font, layout, etc. Good times. cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:07 PM -0700 wrote: >Font sizes I specified in pt instead of em and I tried to do everything in >percentages with no px definitions under the theory that pdf is a vector >format. No love. > >Thanks for all the ideas being tossed out though. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323659 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
Font sizes I specified in pt instead of em and I tried to do everything in percentages with no px definitions under the theory that pdf is a vector format. No love. Thanks for all the ideas being tossed out though. Judah On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Randi Knutson wrote: > > I use an alternate style sheet that sets fonts to a point size instead of > em and has a fixed width. Even then, I sometimes run into an odd scaling > down effect if there is too much data. Also, if you have images that you > are resizing for the web, make an alternate actual size image for the pdf. > > cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:50 AM -0700 > wrote: > > > >The CSS file is definitely being included, so that's good. And I haven't > >tried to do anything with images yet, thankfully. Perhaps I need to move > >to > >a fixed-width layout using inches as units instead of percentages. Or > >maybe > >tables. Blech. > > > >Thanks for that link though, I haven't looked at that one in quite awhile. > > > >Judah > > > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323657 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
I use an alternate style sheet that sets fonts to a point size instead of em and has a fixed width. Even then, I sometimes run into an odd scaling down effect if there is too much data. Also, if you have images that you are resizing for the web, make an alternate actual size image for the pdf. cf-talk@houseoffusion.com on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:50 AM -0700 wrote: > >The CSS file is definitely being included, so that's good. And I haven't >tried to do anything with images yet, thankfully. Perhaps I need to move >to >a fixed-width layout using inches as units instead of percentages. Or >maybe >tables. Blech. > >Thanks for that link though, I haven't looked at that one in quite awhile. > >Judah ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323656 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
Re: css and cfdocument...grrr
The CSS file is definitely being included, so that's good. And I haven't tried to do anything with images yet, thankfully. Perhaps I need to move to a fixed-width layout using inches as units instead of percentages. Or maybe tables. Blech. Thanks for that link though, I haven't looked at that one in quite awhile. Judah On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Mark Kruger wrote: > > This is pretty old but it might be helpful. > > http://www.coldfusionmuse.com/index.cfm/2006/2/16/cfdocument.performance > > > The main thing to realize is that converting HTML to PDF is really a trick > - > going from a fluid medium to a very staticky and specific medium. Unless > your HTML is already pretty lean and minimal you may need a different > layout > wrapper. > > Also check to see if your CSS is even making it into cfdocument. Remember > that if you use something like: > > media="screen" /> > > In your cfdocument, CF has to retrieve that resource to "include" it into > the doc. Under the hood it makes a cfhttp call right? The server has to > resolve the domain into the proper IP etc. So a lot of things might have to > go right for that to work. > > -Mark > > Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE > (402) 408-3733 ext 105 > www.cfwebtools.com > www.coldfusionmuse.com > www.necfug.com > > -Original Message- > From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:17 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: css and cfdocument...grrr > > > Ok, I know cfdocument is finicky about the html it tries to render into a > pdf. I have a template I'm putting together and it validates xhtml > transitional, it uses both @import and link to include the stylesheet (just > in case), I use a standard Yahoo supplied reset css file and the resulting > html renders identically in Firefox, IE 7 and Chrome. > > So, several things don't actually render correctly at all in the resulting > pdf. Things like background colors bleeding over into other elements, > background colors not showing up at all on a div whose only content are > other divs, etc. > > Where are the best places to look for tips on making it behave? And are > there good troubleshooting guides for things to pay attention to/avoid? I'm > ok with a little black magic but this is getting irritating as there is no > obvious place to correct these problems. > > Thanks, > Judah > > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323655 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: css and cfdocument...grrr
This is pretty old but it might be helpful. http://www.coldfusionmuse.com/index.cfm/2006/2/16/cfdocument.performance The main thing to realize is that converting HTML to PDF is really a trick - going from a fluid medium to a very staticky and specific medium. Unless your HTML is already pretty lean and minimal you may need a different layout wrapper. Also check to see if your CSS is even making it into cfdocument. Remember that if you use something like: In your cfdocument, CF has to retrieve that resource to "include" it into the doc. Under the hood it makes a cfhttp call right? The server has to resolve the domain into the proper IP etc. So a lot of things might have to go right for that to work. -Mark Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -Original Message- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:17 PM To: cf-talk Subject: css and cfdocument...grrr Ok, I know cfdocument is finicky about the html it tries to render into a pdf. I have a template I'm putting together and it validates xhtml transitional, it uses both @import and link to include the stylesheet (just in case), I use a standard Yahoo supplied reset css file and the resulting html renders identically in Firefox, IE 7 and Chrome. So, several things don't actually render correctly at all in the resulting pdf. Things like background colors bleeding over into other elements, background colors not showing up at all on a div whose only content are other divs, etc. Where are the best places to look for tips on making it behave? And are there good troubleshooting guides for things to pay attention to/avoid? I'm ok with a little black magic but this is getting irritating as there is no obvious place to correct these problems. Thanks, Judah ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323654 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: css and cfdocument...grrr
Also, floats don't work correctly in cfdocument. -Original Message- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:17 PM To: cf-talk Subject: css and cfdocument...grrr Ok, I know cfdocument is finicky about the html it tries to render into a pdf. I have a template I'm putting together and it validates xhtml transitional, it uses both @import and link to include the stylesheet (just in case), I use a standard Yahoo supplied reset css file and the resulting html renders identically in Firefox, IE 7 and Chrome. So, several things don't actually render correctly at all in the resulting pdf. Things like background colors bleeding over into other elements, background colors not showing up at all on a div whose only content are other divs, etc. Where are the best places to look for tips on making it behave? And are there good troubleshooting guides for things to pay attention to/avoid? I'm ok with a little black magic but this is getting irritating as there is no obvious place to correct these problems. Thanks, Judah ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323653 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
