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

[Thomas Kremmel]

:D ok good question..

I changed it, thus no need to install a color at runtime.

I just stumbled upon this approach somewhere in the internet and used it.
Did not even tried just using the #rrggbb values.

Thaks for the hint!

2010/3/25 Roberto Alsina <ralsina at netmanagers.com.ar>


> 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 ?

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