[reportlab-users] SVG support on the Canvas?

[Roberto Alsina]

On Tuesday 02 June 2009 16:59:21 Bill Janssen wrote:

> Roberto Alsina <ralsina at netmanagers.com.ar> wrote:

> > Bill Janssen writes:

> > > I'm wondering if there are plans for the Canvas class to grow a

> > > "drawSVG" method akin to "drawImage"?  Seems like it might be a nice

> > > fit.

> > >

> > > I know about Dinu Gherman's code, but it unfortunately is released

> > > under a charming oddball license which IMO makes it pretty much

> > > impossible for anyone but hobbyists to use.

> >

> > Have you looked at my uniconvertor-based svg flowable?

>

> Found it.  http://lateral.netmanagers.com.ar/weblog/2008/09/10.html#BB753

>

> If I understand what you're doing, you're converting the SVG to PDF,

> then pasting that PDF inline in the document that ReportLab is

> generating.


No, actually the PDF file it generates is a side effect, I am passing the 
uniconvertor code a canvas and the SVG gets drawn in it after it's parsed.

It's completely broken for SVGs that have text in them, though.

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