Steve Maguire wrote: > I am a Python beginner. For my first task I wanted to fix a program that I > originally wrote in Excel with VBA. I want to create a mySQL database > holding my DVD collection, edit it in Python, and print labels for the > cases > with an index for filing and a catalog of all the titles their indices. > > To print the labels the way I want, I will need extended control over the > printer: positioning the printer precisely and changing fonts, colors, and > background colors. Is there a public python library that could give me > this > level of control?
Best bet is probably using Reportlab (http://reportlab.org) to generate PDF. Their platypus layout scheme is very flexible, and you may even find someone's already done labels as an example. TJG _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
