[flexcoders] Re: Help With AlivePDF
I agree. A translator that would parse the preview from FlexReport into alivePDF would be perfect. I am deep in the middle of a project that launches next month so I can't do anything until then, but i look forward to contributing to the cause come March. I actually have thought about a way to do it and may try to do a proof of concept sooner. Is the FlexReport hosted on an SVN yet? - Kevin --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "fmotagarcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > FlexReport is not meant to be a replacement for alivePDF (in fact the > built-in pdf generation is alivePDF). FlexReport main intent is to > ease the creation of templates, reducing the amount of code needed to > a minimum, and address all the issues concerning printing in flash. > > I could have extended the code base from alivePDF to enable the > creation of templates, but another VERY IMPORTANT issue I wanted to > address was the print preview. And previewing pdf's in flash is > something not to expect soon. > > I still believe the best way is to preview the printings BEFORE > creating the pdf. I'd love to combine FlexReport and alivePDF. If > someone has the time and skills to make a parser which converted the > reports from FlexReport to alivePDF I'd highly appreciate the > contribution :) > > Regards, > > Frederico Garcia > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" wrote: > > > > For anyone using alivePDF, I think this is a bug in the source. > After checking with FPDF > > source, I think line 2001 in PDF.as should read: > > > > } else this.x += pWidth; > > > > instead of: > > > > } else this.x += currentPage.w; > > > > currently this.x is being set to the page width which pushes any > second cell you try to add > > (on the same line) off the page. > > > > I have posted the issue on the google code page, but I wanted to > post this as well for > > anyone else, hitting their head against a wall with this one. > > > > This class is great. I am just digging in, but I definitely see the > potential. It doesn't have > > the visual 'ease' of FlexReport (from what I can tell glancing at it > today), BUT it allows for a > > very flexible PDF with annotations, etc. > > > > What we BADLY need in flex is a way to view PDF's natively. How > about an Acrobat Flex > > component? Adobe? It truly boggles my mind that the company that > created the PDF > > doesn't have a way to display it in Flex (without iFrame or PDF-SWF > hacks)... I would love > > to understand what the challenge is? > > > > - Kevin > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to figure out AlivePDF and having some problems which > I don't know if they > > are > > > bugs or user ignorance! Any help would be appreciated from anyone > who has more > > > experience than I. > > > > > > I am just trying to lay out cell horizontally. This is how I > understand it should be done. > > > > > > This does NOT work (for me): > > > > > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > > > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > > > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > > > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,0); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,0); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,0); > > > > > > However this works to lay them out vertically: > > > > > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > > > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > > > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > > > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,1); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,1); > > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,1); > > > > > > What am I doing wrong to create horizontal cells? > > > > > > - Kevin > > > > > >
[flexcoders] Re: Help With AlivePDF
Hi, FlexReport is not meant to be a replacement for alivePDF (in fact the built-in pdf generation is alivePDF). FlexReport main intent is to ease the creation of templates, reducing the amount of code needed to a minimum, and address all the issues concerning printing in flash. I could have extended the code base from alivePDF to enable the creation of templates, but another VERY IMPORTANT issue I wanted to address was the print preview. And previewing pdf's in flash is something not to expect soon. I still believe the best way is to preview the printings BEFORE creating the pdf. I'd love to combine FlexReport and alivePDF. If someone has the time and skills to make a parser which converted the reports from FlexReport to alivePDF I'd highly appreciate the contribution :) Regards, Frederico Garcia --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For anyone using alivePDF, I think this is a bug in the source. After checking with FPDF > source, I think line 2001 in PDF.as should read: > > } else this.x += pWidth; > > instead of: > > } else this.x += currentPage.w; > > currently this.x is being set to the page width which pushes any second cell you try to add > (on the same line) off the page. > > I have posted the issue on the google code page, but I wanted to post this as well for > anyone else, hitting their head against a wall with this one. > > This class is great. I am just digging in, but I definitely see the potential. It doesn't have > the visual 'ease' of FlexReport (from what I can tell glancing at it today), BUT it allows for a > very flexible PDF with annotations, etc. > > What we BADLY need in flex is a way to view PDF's natively. How about an Acrobat Flex > component? Adobe? It truly boggles my mind that the company that created the PDF > doesn't have a way to display it in Flex (without iFrame or PDF-SWF hacks)... I would love > to understand what the challenge is? > > - Kevin > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" wrote: > > > > I am trying to figure out AlivePDF and having some problems which I don't know if they > are > > bugs or user ignorance! Any help would be appreciated from anyone who has more > > experience than I. > > > > I am just trying to lay out cell horizontally. This is how I understand it should be done. > > > > This does NOT work (for me): > > > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,0); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,0); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,0); > > > > However this works to lay them out vertically: > > > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,1); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,1); > > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,1); > > > > What am I doing wrong to create horizontal cells? > > > > - Kevin > > >
Re: [flexcoders] Re: Help With AlivePDF
- Original Message - From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:37 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Help With AlivePDF snip > What we BADLY need in flex is a way to view PDF's natively. How about an > Acrobat Flex > component? Adobe? It truly boggles my mind that the company that created > the PDF > doesn't have a way to display it in Flex (without iFrame or PDF-SWF > hacks)... I would love > to understand what the challenge is? I think keeping the flash player size manageable might be a factor, if not *the* factor. Paul > - Kevin
[flexcoders] Re: Help With AlivePDF
For anyone using alivePDF, I think this is a bug in the source. After checking with FPDF source, I think line 2001 in PDF.as should read: } else this.x += pWidth; instead of: } else this.x += currentPage.w; currently this.x is being set to the page width which pushes any second cell you try to add (on the same line) off the page. I have posted the issue on the google code page, but I wanted to post this as well for anyone else, hitting their head against a wall with this one. This class is great. I am just digging in, but I definitely see the potential. It doesn't have the visual 'ease' of FlexReport (from what I can tell glancing at it today), BUT it allows for a very flexible PDF with annotations, etc. What we BADLY need in flex is a way to view PDF's natively. How about an Acrobat Flex component? Adobe? It truly boggles my mind that the company that created the PDF doesn't have a way to display it in Flex (without iFrame or PDF-SWF hacks)... I would love to understand what the challenge is? - Kevin --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to figure out AlivePDF and having some problems which I don't > know if they are > bugs or user ignorance! Any help would be appreciated from anyone who has > more > experience than I. > > I am just trying to lay out cell horizontally. This is how I understand it > should be done. > > This does NOT work (for me): > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,0); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,0); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,0); > > However this works to lay them out vertically: > > var myPDF : PDF = new PDF(Orientation.PORTRAIT,Unit.MM,Size.LETTER); > myPDF.addPage(Orientation.PORTRAIT); > myPDF.setFont(FontFamily.HELVETICA, 'B', 12); > myPDF.textStyle ( new RGBColor ( 255, 0, 0 ) ); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Some text into a cell !',1,1); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'More text into a cell !',1,1); > myPDF.addCell(50,10,'Last text into a cell !',1,1); > > What am I doing wrong to create horizontal cells? > > - Kevin >
