[reportlab-users] suggested patch to reportlab.platypus.paragraph._drawBullet

[Robin Becker]

Harald Armin Massa wrote:

> Hello,

> 

> in an actual projet I ran into the challenge to have the bullet text "moved

> up" a little ... the bullet is a smaller fontsize ZapfDingbats-chr(110)

> [=filled square], which must be pushed "higher" to be centered with the

> text.

> 

> The required changes are minimal:

> 

> def _drawBullet(canvas, offset, cur_y, bulletText, style):

>     '''draw a bullet text could be a simple string or a frag list'''

>     tx2 = canvas.beginText(style.bulletIndent, cur_y)

>     #tx2.setFont(style.bulletFontName, style.bulletFontSize) # replace this

> version by

>     tx2 = canvas.beginText(style.bulletIndent,

> cur_y+getattr(style,"bulletOffsetY",0))

>     tx2.setFillColor(hasattr(style,'bulletColor') and style.bulletColor or

> style.textColor)

>     if isinstance(bulletText,basestring):

>         tx2.textOut(bulletText)

>     else:

>         for f in bulletText:

>             tx2.setFont(f.fontName, f.fontSize)

>             tx2.setFillColor(f.textColor)

>             tx2.textOut(f.text)

> 

>     canvas.drawText(tx2)

>     #AR making definition lists a bit less ugly

>     #bulletEnd = tx2.getX()

>     bulletEnd = tx2.getX() + style.bulletFontSize * 0.6

>     offset = max(offset,bulletEnd - style.leftIndent)

>     return offset

> 

> 

> style grews a new possible attribute "bulletOffsetY", which makes it

> possible to offset the bullet-text up and down.

> 

> this patch is put into public domain, and I would be very honoured if it

> gets integrated into core reportlab.

> 

> Harald


no problem I'll take a look tomorrow.
-- 
Robin Becker