[FX.php List] FPDF

[Joel Shapiro]

Thanks for the reply, Dale.

So then there should be no difference between a PDF generated through  
a Mac browser and one generated through a PC browser -- when both are  
connecting to the same server (& that server's FPDF/font directory),  
right?  That's good to know.  (And certainly different from Mac vs.  
PC FMP clients, which *do* print slightly differently, even when the  
file is hosted on the same FMServer...  maybe there's a cross- 
platform printing fix/standardization in there somewhere...)

Best,
-Joel


On Sep 24, 2007, at 3:53 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Hey Joel,
>
> FPDF uses the fonts that are in its "font" folder. If you're using  
> any of the standard fonts that come with FPDF, you are subject to  
> the metrics of those versions. If you want to use anything besides  
> the default fonts, you'll have to render your own. This process is  
> documented (though poorly, in my opinion) along with FPDF.
>
> I can't imagine why this would behave differently because of the  
> computing platform being used by the person logged into your site.  
> I have not experienced this with my FPDF implementations, but then  
> I am always using my own versions of fonts.
>
> Dale
>
> On Sep 24, 2007, at 5:24 PM, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>
>> Hey Jonathan
>>
>> I'd looked into FPDF for the report card solution I developed a  
>> couple yrs ago.  The district's templates were *very* tightly fit  
>> onto the page.  I was able to carefully reproduce their Word  
>> template in FMP so it all fit for printing, but it seemed like it  
>> would have been a BIG project to get PDFs generated that would fit  
>> consistently.  As both David and Dale said, it's *not* just a  
>> matter of spitting out the data -- you need to manually place each  
>> item using x & y coordinates (ugh!).
>>
>> (Another issue that came up -- when printing from FMP -- was that  
>> the amount of text that fit into the teacher's comment area was  
>> different on PC vs. Mac.  I wonder if using FPDF uses the OS of  
>> the user's workstation, or the OS of the FMServer, for fonts.   
>> Does anybody know?)
>>
>> HTH,
>> -Joel
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> I have a quick turnaround project and need advice whether I can  
>>> count on FPDF.
>>>
>>> The project is to update a fmp client based report card system in  
>>> my local school district with a web based FMP fx.php one.  By the  
>>> way...they are using FMP 3.  ;-)
>>>
>>> Input is no problem.  Output is the issue.  I'd like to exactly  
>>> reproduce the existing report card format that FMP produces.   
>>> Seems like I need to go with FPDF.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any warnings/caveats/etc?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> PS...what I wouldn't give for access to this system if I were  
>>> still in grade school.
>>>
>>> if(Name == "Jonathan Schwartz", substitute(substitute(substitute 
>>> (substitute(substitute(grade, "F", "A"),"D","A"),"C","A"), "B",  
>>> "A"), "A", "A+")
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Jonathan Schwartz
>>> Exit 445 Group
>>> jonathan at exit445.com
>>> http://www.exit445.com
>>> 415-381-1852
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