[FX.php List] FPDF

[Dale Bengston]

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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