[reportlab-users] Frames, Logo images, and text

[Chuck]

Sorry for being unclear. I did finally get it working. I am sure I will be back 
to ask more questions.

I needed to create a PDF that looks like standard letter head with an some text 
(address info) to the left and an image (logo) to the right. The remainder of 
the document is simple text, rectangles, and lines.

The examples I have seen for ReportLab are very complex examples with little 
documentation. Below is my final version of code for my proof of concept.

Chuck


******************* CUT *********************
from reportlab.pdfgen import *
from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas

from reportlab.platypus import *

from reportlab.lib.units import inch

from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import letter

from pgdb import *  #PostgreSQL database access

#precalculate some basics
top_margin = letter[1] - inch
bottom_margin = inch
left_margin = inch
right_margin = letter[0] - inch
frame_width = right_margin - left_margin


def run():
	from reportlab.lib.styles import ParagraphStyle
	from reportlab.platypus import Image

	#create the document
	c = Canvas('bill3.pdf', pagesize=letter)
	
	#need a style
	normal = ParagraphStyle('normal', fontSize=12)
	
	#This section does the logo and the main address on the bill
	Addr = []
	Logo = []
	
	Logo.append(Image("pic.jpg", 100, 71))  #Logo
	
	para = Paragraph("Some text1", normal)
	Addr.append(para)
	para = Paragraph("Some text2", normal)
	Addr.append(para)
	para = Paragraph("Some text3", normal)
	Addr.append(para)
	para = Paragraph("Some text4", normal)
	Addr.append(para)
	para = Paragraph(" ", normal)
	Addr.append(para)
	
	f1 = Frame(left_margin, top_margin ,200,100, showBoundary=0)  #Text 
frame
	f2 = Frame(right_margin-300,top_margin ,200,100, showBoundary=0) #Logo 
frame
	f1.addFromList(Addr,c) #Add the text to the page
	f2.addFromList(Logo,c) #Add the Logo to thepage

	#This section is the main body of the bill
	tx = c.beginText(left_margin, top_margin) 

	#Draw a line to end the section
	(x,y) = tx.getCursor()
	c.line(x,y+15,right_margin,y+15)	#positive moves the line up

	tx = c.beginText(left_margin, top_margin)
	tx.setFont("Times-Roman", 12)
	
	tx.textLine("Section 1")
	tx.textLine("Next line")
	tx.textLine("Next line")
	tx.textLine("Next line")

	#Draw a line to end the section
	(x,y) = tx.getCursor()
	c.line(x,y+15,right_margin,y+15)	#positive moves the line up

	tx.textLine("Section 2")
	tx.textLine("Next line")
	tx.textLine("Next line")
	
	
	c.drawText(tx)  #Draw all the text on the canvas
	
	c.save()  #save the document/write to disk
	

run()