[reportlab-users] KeepInFrame.drawOn() working?

[Robin Becker]

Dinu Gherman wrote:
> Robin Becker:
> 
>> The keepinframe thing is variable sized up to the maximum specified in 
>> the creation call, but nothing tells it to draw at a particular place 
>> relative to the external rectangle.
>>
>> When the frame adds, the KeepInFrame is added top down in the frame at 
>> the next available space. I originally wanted the make the KeepInFrame 
>> a special sort of frame, but Andy didn't like the idea so it became a 
>> sort of squashable container flowable.
> 
> I think I understand that better now. Basically I had drawn
> the flowable before wrapping it. If you do it the other way
> round all KeepInFrame modes work as expected.


except that yesterday while fixing some bad behavior yesterday I saw we were 
using availWidth/height not maxWidth/Height (if specified) in the wrap method so 
things go wrong if wrap "lies" as is done sometimes in table cells when trying 
to work out their required sizes.
-- 
Robin Becker