Re: [PythonReports-devel] Project status and some questions
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From: alexander s. <al...@ty...> - 2007-08-24 05:02:10
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Michael Hipp wrote, at 23.08.2007 16:03: > Hello, just "discovered" PythonReports. Looks good. Well thought out. thank you. > Question #1: What is the project status? Is it alive and well? i think so. i don't use PythonReports myself just now, but as far as i know my other colleagues do, and i didn't get any problem reports since last release. > Question #2: Is this fixable? (from wxPrint.py) > > """wxPython print classes > > Warning: this module is malfunctional. Print preview is badly broken > due to wxDC limitations. Printer output may be broken too. > > """ > > Or is it a a limitation of wxWidgets/MSW that can't be overcome? i cannot find the solution, if there is any. i don't think the fix is possible at the python side, but i don't want to be categorical about it. the problem with print preview is that the relative size of the text strings varies with zoom level change. i heard that someone worked around it by disabling the zoom, but, of course, that is not a solution. the problem is not specific to the windows platform; wxGTK acts in the same way. besides, the bar code rendering is badly broken. the display is quite astounding, and i have absolutely no idea what's happening. i have tried several different approaches to work around that (including Blit()ing of a correct bitmap to the output DC), but none of them resulted in satisfactory output. > Question #3: Are contributions from outsiders welcome? yes. contributions to either project design, the code, or - especially - the documentation are welcome. warn you, however, that the patches are probable to be edited before applying. best wishes, alex. |