[reportlab-users] Re: Using report lab for generating

Robin Becker reportlab-users@reportlab.com
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 09:04:49 +0100


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>Flowable.wrap(availWidth, availHeight)
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>This will be called by the enclosing frame before
>objects are asked their size, drawn or whatever. It
>returns the size actually used.
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>I don't understand that paragraph. Is it stating that
>you can pass a maximum available width and height and
>the actual width and height used for rendering will be
>returned?
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this is part of the API for flowables. The wrap method is used by the
framework to get the required dimensions. It can be tricky since
paragraphs don't really have a predefined width or height. 
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Robin Becker