[reportlab-users] Flowables, documentation

[Tim Roberts]

Michael Hearne wrote:

> I wanted to elaborate on the first issue I raised in my email:

>

> 1) I'm trying to create Image flowables in a report.  However, the

> image gets rendered smaller than the width and height I specified.

> When I draw a frame around the Image, the frame is the size I wanted

> for the Image.  Is there a way to make a Flowable take up _all_ of

> the space I specify?

>

> Here's a code example that demonstrates the issue.  When you run this,

> the logo is surrounded by a bunch of white space.  Why?


Because frames have padding.  Did you check the source code?  That's the
biggest advantage of an open source product -- you can go look it up
yourself.


> flowables.append(KeepInFrame(w,h,[Image(filename,w,h)]))

> f = Frame(x,y,w,h)


Change that to this:
    f = Frame( x, y, w, h, 0, 0, 0, 0 )
and I think you'll be happier.

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.