[reportlab-users] How to mix static positioning and flowables

[Robin Becker]

Mike,

flowables determine their height width etc etc in the wrap function and then a 
framelike object is supposed to position the flowable in a top down fashion. 
That means we have to adjust the y location based on the height of the flowable 
see reportlab/platypus/frames.py near line 166

            y -= h

effectively moves the draw location down the frame by the required height.

Our coordinates are standard y increases upwards, but page layout is like TV.


On 08/08/2013 20:29, Mike Driscoll wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I have been experimenting using the table and I notice that when I use

> table.drawOn(), it changes position depending on how many rows of data I

> pass the table. Why won't the table start at the position I'm passing it

> every single time?

>

> Right now, my plan is to find out how many rows of data I can fit on the

> bottom half of the page and then add a check that says, if number of rows

> is greater than X, only pass X rows of data to the table and save the

> following rows into a new list. Then I'll add a page break, create a new

> table and pass it the new list. However since the table refuses to actually

> stay where I tell it, I'm not sure I can even use a table object at this

> point. Any suggestions?

>

> - Mike

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Robin Becker