Text wrapping for print?

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I'm trying to make use of the wx print framework.

If I have a long string that I want to wrap and fit in a rectangle of a certain width when printed in a certain (probably proportional) font, how do I get it wrapped properly?

The Python textwrap routines are just character based.

Other than writing an iterative trial-and-error wrapping function, how can I get text wrapped in optimal fashion?

Thanks,
Michael

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Michael Hipp wrote:

I'm trying to make use of the wx print framework.

If I have a long string that I want to wrap and fit in a rectangle of a certain width when printed in a certain (probably proportional) font, how do I get it wrapped properly?

The Python textwrap routines are just character based.

Other than writing an iterative trial-and-error wrapping function, how can I get text wrapped in optimal fashion?

Thanks,
Michael

I don't use the wx print framework. Instead, I create all my documents using reportlab. Neither one is well documented, but I found reportlab easier to figure out. You can use the easy html printing part of wx using common html code to control the formatting. If you need all the print dialogs though, you'll have to use the fully featured print framework.

Mike

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Hi Michael,

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On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Michael Hipp wrote:

I'm trying to make use of the wx print framework.

If I have a long string that I want to wrap and fit in a rectangle of a
certain width when printed in a certain (probably proportional) font, how do
I get it wrapped properly?

The Python textwrap routines are just character based.

Other than writing an iterative trial-and-error wrapping function, how can I
get text wrapped in optimal fashion?

You might try to look at wx.lib.wordwrap, it does what you are looking for.

Andrea.

"Imagination Is The Only Weapon In The War Against Reality."
http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/

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Mike Driscoll wrote:

I don't use the wx print framework. Instead, I create all my documents using reportlab. Neither one is well documented, but I found reportlab easier to figure out. You can use the easy html printing part of wx using common html code to control the formatting. If you need all the print dialogs though, you'll have to use the fully featured print framework.

I use both the easy printing html framework and also reportlab.

The html printing framework is overall just too limited. It's sure nice in the cases where it can be used.

Reportlab I love. But it ... has ... one ... unbearable ... shortcoming.

It creates PDFs.

Which means that on MSW you're generally stuck with Adobe Reader. (shivers)

Michael

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Andrea Gavana wrote:

If I have a long string that I want to wrap and fit in a rectangle of a
certain width when printed in a certain (probably proportional) font, how do
I get it wrapped properly?

The Python textwrap routines are just character based.

Other than writing an iterative trial-and-error wrapping function, how can I
get text wrapped in optimal fashion?

You might try to look at wx.lib.wordwrap, it does what you are looking for.

Thanks, Andrea. That looks to fit the bill.

Here's the direct link for any future seekers:
http://wxpython.org/docs/api/wx.lib.wordwrap-module.html

Michael

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Michael Hipp wrote:

Mike Driscoll wrote:

I don't use the wx print framework. Instead, I create all my documents using reportlab. Neither one is well documented, but I found reportlab easier to figure out. You can use the easy html printing part of wx using common html code to control the formatting. If you need all the print dialogs though, you'll have to use the fully featured print framework.

I use both the easy printing html framework and also reportlab.

The html printing framework is overall just too limited. It's sure nice in the cases where it can be used.

Reportlab I love. But it ... has ... one ... unbearable ... shortcoming.

It creates PDFs.

Which means that on MSW you're generally stuck with Adobe Reader. (shivers)

Michael

Well, yes...but versions 8 and 9 are at least fast and not nearly as bloated as 6 and 7 were. And there's always Foxit: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

I forgot about the wordwrap thing...silly of me since I use it. Oh well...Andrea to the rescue!

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Mike Driscoll

Blog: http://blog.pythonlibrary.org
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Here is what I use within the ObjectListView printer.

Regards,
Phillip

WordWrapRenderer.py (8.5 KB)

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Subject: [wxpython-users] Text wrapping for print?

I'm trying to make use of the wx print framework.

If I have a long string that I want to wrap and fit in a rectangle of a
certain
width when printed in a certain (probably proportional) font, how do I get
it
wrapped properly?

The Python textwrap routines are just character based.

Other than writing an iterative trial-and-error wrapping function, how can I

get text wrapped in optimal fashion?

Thanks,
Michael

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