Zend Framework features a really cool component called Zend_Pdf; its development is led by Alexander Veremyev.
We are currently trying to better understand the use-cases around how PHP developers are using Pdf files on the Web in order to figure out what the requirements are for future enhancements to our Pdf component.
Are you reading pre-formatted templates for invoices and just filling them in? Are you password protecting files depending on who downloads them?
Also, if there are just some discrete features you'd like to see please let us know too.
Please send feedback to the fw-formats mailing list. Even if you're currently not using Zend Framework we'd be very interested to hear about your use-cases. Thanks!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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Invoice templates and print material - once I worked in a company that needed thousands of database dependent labels printed out each and everyday.
I use Zend_Pdf to generate shipping manifests for outgoing shipments from our bookstore. It's a pretty simple setup: Zend_PDF fills out the order data on an existing PDF template.
The most conspicious missing feature is lack of support for non-western languages (we do a lot of business with Japan). Instead of reverting to FPDF -- which does support Japanese -- , I opted for a hack by generating the Japanese text as image and inserting that into the document.
For barcodes, I use a similar method, meaning I generate the barcode as an image and throw that into the document.
Basic text formatting would be a nice addition. For instance, if I could define a fixed-width box and "paste" text into it with whatever alignment I want.
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I use it for generating PDF catalog of around 10.000 products complete with their pictures. It's generated weekly as the prices change.
Oh, yes, what would I like to see as new feature...
Some way of inserting page content in such a way that it would automatically get spread across multiple pages, with headers, footers, boarders and such without the need to calculate it all by hand.
Best regards,
Goran Dodig
Im sorry Mr. Gutmans this is OT cuz I cannot find the topic if there is about AJAX in ZF, but if you dont mind me asking, will there be a support in ZF for AJAX/JS thing like there in RoR? Thanks and more power to PHP and ZF!
I have two use cases. One is a form that needs to be printable, filled in with applicant's information. Pre-existing template, merging in the data.
Second use case is almost the opposite: I have a PDF file (uploaded by users), and I want to create a thumbnail graphic for display on a web site, e.g., in GIF or PNG format.
Right now there doesn't seem to be any good way to take a PDF and render it into a thumbnail image (of the first page of the PDF), in the Zend Components or with any other PDF or graphics tool.
Good works..
Thanks for all
drcetinerdotorg
Sometimes it's need to create not only printable but also editable files, what user can edit. Then Pdf is not right choise, it's better generate Rtf files, editable in MS Word or Open Officce writer. For what tool from www.phprtf.com could be used.
Sorry, the right link should be
www.phprtf.com
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