Re: [WebERP-developers] FormDesigner.php

[Rafael C. <raf...@gm...>]

O.K. For the short term solution, I am working now.

For the long term solution, some ideas:

1. We can do a WYSIWG script as a layer/tier above FormDesigner.php. That
is a script that reads values from the xml file, shows these values as a
graphics to the users, gathers changes done by the users, and writes these
new values to the xml file.

2. We can do a xml-form to script-form translator script (or command?).
That is a script that replaces all "$FormDesign->Company->Name->x" with its
correspondent value in the xml file and generates a pure php file.

3. We can do a script-form to xml-form to backuper script (is it
possible?). That is a script that transforms the script-form (obtained
by software
of the point 2) with the user customization in a  xml-form, and then backs
it up in the database.

Best regards, Rafael.



2013/11/20 Phil Daintree <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 567890http://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...>
>
>> 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
>> 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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