Re: [WebERP-developers] FormDesigner.php

[Phil D. <ph...@lo...>]

Agreed - a good plan - for those existing reports where we already have it.

I really would prefer that it's use was optional and that a fall back 
standard simple script was available. However, I have not been motivated 
to reinstate the existing scripts as they were to date in the interests 
of maintaining backward compatibility.

I would not like to see the invoice/credit note go to the form designer 
though as this is the one that customers will always want to modify in a 
way the form designer is incapable of.

A WYSIWG form designer would be a separate application/add-on I think.

Phil

Phil Daintree
Logic Works Ltd - +64 (0)275 567890
http://www.logicworks.co.nz

On 20/11/13 06:47, Rafael Chacón wrote:
> The long term solution to have a best way to turn the forms modifiable 
> do not seems easy.
>
> Meanwhile, we have FormDesigner.php.
>
> My concerns with FormDesigner.php are:
> 1. Poor documentation. E.g. Nowhere indicates that the all coordinates 
> are measured from from the lower-left-corner of the sheet to the the 
> top-left-corner of the field. (Same problem in pdf generator scripts.)
> 2. The information that is there leads to mistakes.  E.g. "mm from the 
> left hand side of page", "mm from the top of the page", but measures 
> are in dots-per-inch (72 dpi = 25,4 mm).
>
> If all agree, my proposal is to document and simplify FormDesigner.php 
> and to add narrative to help the users. Meanwhile, we continue the 
> discussion to find out a long term solution.
>
> Best regards, Rafael.
>
>
> 2013/11/19 Phil Daintree <ph...@lo... 
> <mailto:ph...@lo...>>
>
>     I think we need a script over-ride solution desperately.
>
>     A WYSIWG report writer as a separate application would be absolutely
>     magnificent indeed and a really super mission for someone.
>     As I say the code in such a project would almost certainly fall
>     outside
>     the scope of webERP I fear - based on the current goals for the
>     project.
>
>     Phil
>
>     Phil Daintree
>     Logic Works Ltd - +64 (0)275 567890 <tel:%2B64%20%280%29275%20567890>
>     http://www.logicworks.co.nz
>
>     On 18/11/13 23:12, ExsonQu wrote:
>     > *Hi, Tim:*
>     >
>     >             I think it's a good idea to help users who cannot
>     create a pdf
>     > via hard coding. I am not against this.
>     >
>     >            What I want to say is that we should pay attention to
>     these
>     > programmers too. I hope we can give these programmers an option
>     to code
>     > without the form designer involved.
>     >             It maybe a time to find a way to keep customization
>     maintenance
>     > as easy as possible. The solution may cover this topic as Phil
>     referred to
>     > that an default overwrite mechanism?
>     >             It's very time consuming to upgrade webERP for those
>     > customization system. I have little knowledge about this. So I
>     hope somebody
>     > can give some suggestion to solve problem just like the
>     formDesigner. Make
>     > everybody's job easy and happy!
>     >
>     >              Thanks and best regards!
>     >
>     >              Exson
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
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