[reportlab-users] starting ol list item numbering from other value than '1'

[Robin Becker]

Stephan Diehl wrote:

> Hi,

> 

> while using reportlab, I come across the usecase that I wanted to start 

> numbering of a ordered list (using the platypus.para Paragraph) from 

> another number than one. The syntax would be like the html equivalent, 

> such that

> <ol>

>     <li value="3">an item</li>

>     <li>another item</li>

> </ol>

> 

.........

> 

> Index: para.py

> ===================================================================

> --- para.py     (revision 3143)

> +++ para.py     (working copy)

> @@ -1800,6 +1800,8 @@

>          self.count = 0

> 

>      def makeBullet(self, atts, bl=None):

> +        if self.tagname == 'ol' and 'value' in atts:

> +            self.count = int(atts['value']) - 1

>          count = self.count = self.count+1

>          typ = self.typ

>          tagname = self.tagname

.......
Thanks for the patch, but I'm a bit confused. Your example puts the value in the 
li element, but the patch seems to assume it will be on the containing ol. If 
you put a value in the <li> then it won't be needed on the ol etc etc. In fact 
bot ideas are possible, but what do others think. I don't get to use para much 
so I'm not really an expert. The other Paragraph class has more extensive 
features for sequences eg resetting chaining etc etc.
-- 
Robin Becker