[FX.php List] FPDF

[Joel Shapiro]

Thanks Gjermund.  I'll check out Inkscape
http://www.inkscape.org

-Joel

On Sep 26, 2007, at 1:17 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> 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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