[reportlab-users] Paragraphs with images are too small

[Roberto Alsina]

On Friday 24 July 2009 05:44:31 Robin Becker wrote:

> Tim Roberts wrote:

> > Roberto Alsina wrote:

> >> This is a bug I reported in may and got no response, thought it would be

> >> ok to refresh it. I apologize if it's not.

> >>

> >> Here's a test case. What you will see is that the image in the second

> >> paragraph completely overlaps the first paragrah:

> >

> > As far as I know, a paragraph in Platypus does not adjust its vertical

> > spacing to compensate for inline images.  Your image will be drawn with

> > its bottom edge on the baseline of the current line, but the baseline is

> > not moved to make room for that image.  If the image is very tall, it

> > will overlap the stuff above it.  Thus, the <img> tag is mostly useful

> > for icons and other small inclusions.

> >

> > If you need a large out-of-line image, perhaps you should use the Figure

> > flowable instead.

>

> There is an extra style setting to allow the line heights to adjust with

> the fontSize and image heights.

>

> Try setting autoLeading='max' on the style.


With autoLeading='max' there is no overlapping except for the descending parts 
of letters, the previous paragraph's baseline is flush with the image.

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