[reportlab-users] PageCatcher Problem

[Michael Geddert]

Mail is on its way.

Thx & Regards,

Michael

andy@reportlab.com wrote:

> This is a bug.  We are obviously misprocessing the string containing
> the color info and never accounted for HKS (or, more specifically,
> failed to keep it invariant).  Can you send us a small PDF file
> of the kind you feed into PageCatcher to support@reportlab.com?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy Robinson
> CEO/Chief Architect
> RepoortLab Europe Ltd.
> tel +44 20 8544 8049
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Geddert <geddert@arche.de>
> To: reportlab-users@reportlab.com
> Sent: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:11:07 +0200
> Subject: [reportlab-users] PageCatcher Problem
>
> Hello List,
>
> We are experiencing problems with data captured by pageCatcher from 
> various PDF-sources.
> We use pageCatcher to reuse backgrounds (no simple pixel graphics) 
> from hand-made PDFs within
> our own programmatically created PDFs.
>
> The problem occurs e.g. with spot-colors:
>
> The original File reads:
> "HKS 13 E"
>
> After dumping stuff with pageCatcher and loading it onto the 
> canvas-object,
> the color has turned into
> "HKS!3"
>
> .. and the PDF has to be manually postprocessed to correct this 
> particular color.
> Now, I'm aware that the opensource Toolkit is not capable of 
> pantone/hks etc.,
> but I was told that dumping und reusing Elements containg spot-colors 
> with pageCatcher
> should'nt be a problem at all.
>
> Any Clues anyone ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
>
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Michael Geddert

Arche Netvision GmbH
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26382 Wilhelmshaven

Tel.: 04421-916351
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