On 09/01/11 14:56, Ian Walls wrote:
Fellow developers,
This got me thinking about a potential alternative. Perhaps we could offer a 4th Label Creator output option (in addition to PDF, CSV and XML), of HTML. Using similar markup that we use for print holds and overdues, it may be possible to recreate the page on the browser window in a format that anyone can read (and if they can't, their local machine can install the necessary fonts or language packs). There are numerous Print To PDF options for all kinds of browsers and platforms, so the end result could be the same, only without our code having to do the heavy PDF lifting.
I did this for a site to print orders, using Template::Toolkit to generate the document and firefox plugins to generate pdfs and print. Colin -- Colin Campbell Chief Software Engineer, PTFS Europe Limited Content Management and Library Solutions +44 (0) 845 557 5634 (phone) +44 (0) 7759 633626 (mobile) colin.campbell@ptfs-europe.com skype: colin_campbell2 http://www.ptfs-europe.com