[reportlab-users] how to register a color at runtime in order to use it with <font color="my_cd_color1">my text</font>

[Roberto Alsina]

On Thursday 25 March 2010 09:49:25 Thomas Kremmel wrote:

> Hi,

> 

> I'm using XPreformatted to print pre formated paragraphs, like this:

> 

> invoice_subject_line_pre =

> XPreformatted(smart_str(invoice_subject_line_rep),

> invoice_subject_line_style)

> 

> In this paragraphs it is possible to define the size, color, etc.. via some

> xml markups.

> 

> I'm using the following line to print some text in a different color.

> 

> <font  color="my_cd_color1">my textt</font>

> 

> This does only work if reportlab does know the color "my_cd_color1". I'm

> searching now a way how to register this color at runtime with reportlab.

> 

> Till now I just added it to the colors.py at line 556, which works fine but

> is probably a very hackish approach.

> 

> reportlab\lib\colors.py insert at line 556

> my_cd_color1 =HexColor("#b71234")

> 

> I searched for a way to do this and did not find one, but want to get rid

> of this approach.


Since noone ever will see that markup, why not use #rrggbb ?