[FX.php List] FPDF

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Inkscape is nice

I run it through xterm from my Ubuntu app server.

ggt667

On 9/25/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> That sounds cool.  Do you have any preferred apps to convert to
> SVGs?  I looked at some listed on svg.org, but they're for old OSes
> or reportedly don't work well.
>
> -Joel
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2007, at 12:28 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
> > Yes, but in SVG the coordinates are already made for you, you can open
> > the SVG in a texteditor and more or less just copy paste the
> > coordinates.
> >
> > ggt667
> >
> > On 9/25/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> Not sure if you're replying to me, Gjermund...
> >>
> >> The project I just wrote about is done for now (without FPDF) and
> >> they haven't asked me to revisit it.  But do you have a link to more
> >> info on using SVG for FPDF?  Wouldn't all the data items still need
> >> to be lined up manually via coordinates?
> >>
> >> -Joel
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sep 24, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
> >>
> >>> Do you have a way to export the current "template" to SVG?
> >>> It should ease the import process.
> >>>
> >>> ggt667
> >>>
> >>> On 9/25/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> 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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