[reportlab-users] Tkinter frame to pdf using ReportLab

[Roman Lespinasse]

Thanks so much for the repply.
So now, the question is, is there any "smart tool" to create some  
entries, so that I can have the same effect than a Tkinter entrybox?
Le 14 sept. 07 à 18:50, Tim Roberts a écrit :


> Roman Lespinasse wrote:

>>

>> I'm quite a beginner in python programming, and I realised a little

>> app for my work.

>> This application creates a Tkinter frame, with different entries,

>> filled by the user.

>> I'd like to be able to transform this frame to a pdf file, using

>> reportlab, but I just didn't find a howto, or a clear explanation in

>> the userguide.

>> Can somebody help me in a way?

>

> Although it is possible to take a snapshot of a window as an image and

> embed that image into a PDF, the results are not very good, unless you

> really need a screenshot to demonstrate how to use the app.

>

> What you almost certainly want to do is create a separate function  

> that

> recreates the window using the ReportLab APIs.   That way, you can use

> fonts that are appropriate for the printer resolution (which is much

> higher than the screen resolution), and place the text precisely where

> you want it.

>

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> Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com

> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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