[reportlab-users] Use of context/style in Paragraph from para module

[Remi Cool]

Robin Becker wrote:

> Remi Cool wrote:
>
>> With the 'old' Paragraph class, I could set a style and it was rendered
>> using that style. In Paragraph (from para), the style property has no
>> real effect on the rendering (I tested it with fontSize). When I pass my
>> stylesheet to the context parameter, my own styles get lost and only the
>> predefined style names in DEFAULT_ALIASES can be used in a <para style
>> attribute.
>>
>> Is it possible to override this 'context' feature or how can I use
>> context so that I can use my own styles?
>>
>> I haven't  solved the problem I have with centered text not being
>> centered. Is the <para alignment="center"> notation still correct?
>>
>> - Remi -
>>
> .....
> para was an additional paragrapher and I'm not certain if it supports
> the same tags as Paragraph. My reading of the code seems to suggest
> that you should create the para object and then set its alignment to
> TA_CENTER, pass the alignment in as part of the style
> alignment="left'/"center" etc or use the above notation. However, it
> doesn't seem to work as advertised. I'll take a look later.
>
I 'found' out that the classic Paragraph also supports underlining, so
my need for para is diminished.

One thing I encountered trying Paragraph from the para module is that
the bullet used for ulists is not pretty. Why not use char 229 (&#229)
from Symbol?