[reportlab-users] Layout Help

[Rob McCulley]

Hi all,

 

I'm a bit of a reportlab newb.  I've used it for awhile, but only for
one specific task, and outside of that, I know very little.

 

I need a little help in setting up my document layout.  I've attached a
.png file showing essentially what I'm trying to create.  One large map
document (the map will be a .png image), and then a legend and title
block in the bottom left.

 

The map image is the same size as the page, so the I need the lower left
corner of the map to be covered by the legend and the title block.  How
do I do this?  My initial thought was to use tables, but the map area of
the document is non-rectangular.  Here is what I have so far:

 

        if os.path.isfile(outfile):

             os.remove(outfile)

        c1 = Canvas(outfile)

        mapsize = (24*inch,36*inch)

        c1.setPageSize(mapsize)

        mapimage = Image(mappath,width=23*inch,height=34*inch)

        data = [[mapimage]]

        t1 = RLTable(data)

        t1.setStyle(TableStyle([('BOX',(0,0),(-1,-1),1,colors.black),

 
('ALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'CENTER'),

 
('VALIGN',(0,0),(-1,-1),'MIDDLE')]))

        p1 = [t1]

        f1 =
Frame(0.25*inch,0.25*inch,23.5*inch,35.5*inch,showBoundary=1)

        f1.addFromList(p1,c1)

        c1.showPage()

 

I've already created two other table elements, one for the legend and
one for the title block, and then it dawned on me, that I don't have
clue how to draw these two tables on top of the map table.  Can I do
this?

 

Thanks,

Rob McCulley

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