[FX.php List] fpdi/fpdf

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Hi Folks,

I've started to get acquainted with fpdf to create PDF files. 
However, I'm not exactly sure what fpdi does.

My understanding:

fpdi allows the creation of a template that is loaded by fpdf in the 
background by fpdf whenever a new pdf is created.  The template saves 
the trouble of recreating standard/reusable layouts in fpdf, both in 
the developer time to create new fpdf pages and also the time for 
fpdf to create the pages on the fly....which can sometimes be a 
lengthy delay.  fpdi creates a new pdf that combines the background 
of the template plus the foreground of fpdf.

Is this right?

J
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Jonathan Schwartz
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