[reportlab-users] Platypus idea "splitting preferences"

[Henning von Bargen]

Roberto Alsina wrote::

> So, I was thinking maybe something like this set in the flowable 

> (property names suck!) 



> not-break-head 120 

> not-break-tail 100 



> which would mean: 



> a) If there is less than 120 points left in the frame, don't split 

>    the flowable and break to the next frame instead. 



> b) If you split and the remaining piece is less than 100 points tall,

>    then break a little earlier so the fragment on the next page is 

>    larger. This could be done by re-calling split with a shorter 

>    available height. 



> a) is much more important than b) I think. 


And I think b) could be quite difficult to implement.

Henning