[reportlab-users] Problem splitting a table if one column spans all rows

[Stevens, Ian]

In your reply to "Table inside Table; is not able to split", you mention
that Reportlab doesn't split cells.  Given that, what's happening here
is probably reasonable.  There may be a way I can work around this given
that my table is relatively simple.

Ian.


> -----Original Message-----

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> [mailto:reportlab-users-bounces at reportlab.com] On Behalf Of 

> Robin Becker

> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 1:48 PM

> To: Support list for users of Reportlab software

> Subject: Re: [reportlab-users] Problem splitting a table if 

> one column spans all rows

> 

> Stevens, Ian wrote:

> > I have a 2-column table where the second column spans the 

> entire table:

> >  

> >     ('SPAN', (1,0), (1,-1))

> >  

> > There may be as many as 3 rows in the first column.  If there isn't 

> > room for the last row, the table is split but the entire 

> first column 

> > is brought with it, regardless of whether there is enough 

> room for its 

> > contents before the split.  Is there any way to force the 

> contents of 

> > the second column to remain in place if they will fit?

> >  

> > I tried spanning the first row after the split across the table, but

> > _calcSpanRanges() crapped out as it was attempting to concat str and

> > int:

> >  

> >     ('SPAN', (0, 'splitfirst'), (1, -1))

> >  

> > Any ideas?

> >  

> > thanks,

> > Ian.

> 

> 

> well you have to think what is implied if one column is 

> supposed to be the whole table height and then the table 

> needs to split. Clearly something is broken with our 

> implementation and possibly your idea of what ought to 

> happen. Properly speaking the table should always refuse to 

> split (some bug of ours allows it to). I can try to fix the 

> bug, but I don't think you can ask me to split your table :)

> --

> Robin Becker

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