[FX.php List] FPDF

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

Maybe there is a Mac or Windows version too? I do not know.

It sure beats the shit out of Illustrator on the techincal level.

Gjermund

On 9/26/07, Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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
> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>>> FX.php_List mailing list
> >>>>>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >>>>>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>> FX.php_List mailing list
> >>>>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >>>>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> FX.php_List mailing list
> >>>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >>>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> FX.php_List mailing list
> >>>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >>>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> FX.php_List mailing list
> >>> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >>> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> FX.php_List mailing list
> >> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> >> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > FX.php_List mailing list
> > FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> > http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>