[reportlab-users] How to wrap text in a column in a table?

[Kevin D Smith]

If you used Paragraph instances rather than strings/numbers for you  
data in the table, I believe it will do what you want.

On Nov 25, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Michael Rowan wrote:


> Repeat enquiry - no bites last time.

>

> Using Django and ReportLab.  I am using the SimpleDocTemplate to  

> generate a number of reports.  All is well, except that in all the  

> reports there is a column of text data that is capable of being too  

> long for the cell width.  I need therefore to make that column wrap  

> whenever necessary.

>

> My current table styling is taken straight out of the docs:

> ts = [('ALIGN', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'LEFT'),

>        ('LINEABOVE', (0,0), (-1,0), 1, colors.purple),

>        ('LINEBELOW', (0,-1), (-1,-1), 1, colors.purple),

>        ('FONT', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'Times-Bold')]

>

> table = Table(data, 1*[0.75*inch]+1*[6.0*inch], style=ts)

> elements.append(table)

>

>

> I assume there is a blindingly obviously way to cause this, but I  

> haven't seen it yet.  Can anyone tell me how to do it?

>

> TIA

>

> Michael Rowan

> mike.rowan at internode.on.net

>

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Kevin D Smith
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