[reportlab-users] RE: reportlab-users digest, Vol 1 #293 - 2 msgs

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:51:48 -0400

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Hi Daniel:

Two suggestions for you:

1. I have made a *pie* chart class, based on the standard ReportLab pie
chart class but with some added wrapping of the labels. If you are
interested I will send you a copy.

2. For a bar chart you might be able to leave off the category labels, and
position a one-row table below it with the appropriate labels. If you have a
problem with the labels running onto the next page, put both in a
KeepTogether object.

I have a little experience with ReportLab but there are people far more
expert on this list so there may be a better answer.

- Marc
mstober@dalbar.com

> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:36:20 -0700
> From: Daniel McQuillen <daniel@bluepattern.com>
> Organization: Blue Pattern
> To: reportlab-users@reportlab.com
> Subject: [reportlab-users] Bar graph label flowable?
> Reply-To: reportlab-users@reportlab.com
> 
> Warning: ReportLab newbie. Potentially dumb question:
> 
> I'm creating a large batch of bar graphs from excel data. The textual 
> data populating the y-axis labels varies in length from a 
> couple words 
> to 20-25. So, I'd like to have a multiline label that is flowable and 
> breaks the lines automatically rather than go through each text entry 
> and manually enter a "\n" where appropriate.
> 
> Am I missing a way of creating a flowable label? Or is there 
> some simple 
> algorithm I should write to mimick the auto-breaks? Not that 
> good of a 
> programmer so this isn't obvious to me.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help .
> 
>  From sunny cali,
> 
> Daniel
> 
> ( I've checked the archive and can't find this addressed, so 
> either this 
> is embarrasingly obvious or nobody has had reason to ask.)
> 
> 

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Hi Daniel:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Two suggestions for you:</FONT>
</P>

1. I have made a *pie* chart class, based on the =
standard ReportLab pie chart class but with some added wrapping of the =
labels. If you are interested I will send you a copy.

2. For a bar chart you might be able to leave off the =
category labels, and position a one-row table below it with the =
appropriate labels. If you have a problem with the labels running onto =
the next page, put both in a KeepTogether object.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I have a little experience with ReportLab but there =
are people far more expert on this list so there may be a better =
answer.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>- Marc</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>mstober@dalbar.com</FONT>
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&gt; Message: 2
 &gt; Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:36:20 -0700
 &gt; From: Daniel McQuillen =
&lt;daniel@bluepattern.com&gt;
 &gt; Organization: Blue Pattern
 &gt; To: reportlab-users@reportlab.com
 &gt; Subject: [reportlab-users] Bar graph label =
flowable?
 &gt; Reply-To: reportlab-users@reportlab.com
 &gt; 
 &gt; Warning: ReportLab newbie. Potentially dumb =
question:
 &gt; 
 &gt; I'm creating a large batch of bar graphs from =
excel data. The textual 
 &gt; data populating the y-axis labels varies in =
length from a 
 &gt; couple words 
 &gt; to 20-25. So, I'd like to have a multiline =
label that is flowable and 
 &gt; breaks the lines automatically rather than go =
through each text entry 
 &gt; and manually enter a &quot;\n&quot; where =
appropriate.
 &gt; 
 &gt; Am I missing a way of creating a flowable =
label? Or is there 
 &gt; some simple 
 &gt; algorithm I should write to mimick the =
auto-breaks? Not that 
 &gt; good of a 
 &gt; programmer so this isn't obvious to me.
 &gt; 
 &gt; Thanks in advance for any help .
 &gt; 
 &gt;&nbsp; From sunny cali,
 &gt; 
 &gt; Daniel
 &gt; 
 &gt; ( I've checked the archive and can't find this =
addressed, so 
 &gt; either this 
 &gt; is embarrasingly obvious or nobody has had =
reason to ask.)
 &gt; 
 &gt;

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