HTML in a PDF Report

[customaware]

I am trying to include some styled html text in a PDF Report.

So, I have a text html Attribute and I stuff it with the styled html that I want.....
Here is the string....

<div style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:6px;">A: PU648YF / <span style="color:red;">⚠ B: AEBY-426</span></div>

But, not matter what font I use or size etc.... the text is displayed fuzzy...

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Has anyone done this? Any ideas how to fix and make the text sharp would be greatly appreciated.

[joben]

Same result if you use "pt" or "em" instead of pixels?

[customaware]

Yes Joben
Makes no difference

[hpl123]

IF I remember correctly, this has been an issue for years and has something to do with how Aware integrates the HTML into the report. I don´t think there is a workaround (I could be wrong) other than creating a picture programmatically (that has the html text looking good etc.) and then showing that picture instead of the HTML on the report.

[Jaymer]

It would be interesting to look at the source code of this PDF, and focus on the code in question.
Wondering if there is some “surrounding” code, causing the blurriness.

I would assume that code is either coming from Vlad’s JavaScript routines, in which case it should be edible and correctable by us,
Or it’s coming from a third-party jar, which would be a bit tougher to resolve.

[hpl123]

https://www.awareim.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10343

[aware_support]

The problem with fuzziness will be fixed in the next build.

[Jaymer]

Mark,
why am I not seeing HTML in my report?
Ver 8.6


The field def:

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The report def:

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The result:

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[Jaymer]

Mark? Ideas?

[customaware]

You need to add a html parameter in your tag

<<mmBO.myAttribute, ‘html’>>

[Jaymer]

ok, thx
that worked - forgot about that

problems now:
1) sucks that you have to use inline 'styles' - tried class and it doesn't pick it up.
2) cant get the text tight...

here is the html in a browser

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and shown in chrome explorer

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but directly in the PDF its this:
(the left one is non-html)

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I'm not as concerned with the 'fuzziness', since its fixed now in v9.
but I MUST have the lines tightened or its a non-starter.
must be using something other than line-height.

EDIT
Also tried multiple variations of Margin to no avail. No change at all.
Applied to the inside DIVs, not the wrapper.
margin-bottom: 20px !important;
margin-bottom: -20px !important;

[hpl123]

ok, thx
that worked - forgot about that

problems now:
1) sucks that you have to use inline 'styles' - tried class and it doesn't pick it up.
2) cant get the text tight...

here is the html in a browser
Screenshot 2024-03-26 at 11.54.38 PM.png


and shown in chrome explorer
Screenshot 2024-03-26 at 11.56.47 PM.png

but directly in the PDF its this:
(the left one is non-html)
Screenshot 2024-03-27 at 12.00.57 AM.png

I'm not as concerned with the 'fuzziness', since its fixed now in v9.
but I MUST have the lines tightened or its a non-starter.
must be using something other than line-height.

EDIT
Also tried multiple variations of Margin to no avail. No change at all.
Applied to the inside DIVs, not the wrapper.
margin-bottom: 20px !important;
margin-bottom: -20px !important;

Instead of divs, try using span tags and see if that makes a difference? Also, take a look at the padding CSS and see if that changes anything.

[Jaymer]

damn, what a pain in the ass.
and i just did an upgrade on saturday the 30th, and a new version with new Report HTML Library comes out 2 days later.
spent many hours trying to get this HTML to be anywhere close to useable - and it was broke all along.
Hope the new April 1 build finally works.

[Jaymer]

Mark
still broke after upgrading to bld 3249
sux

I used your html line from the first post.
here it is in my text field.

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here's how the report looks

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after being sized up - maybe 12px

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[Jaymer]

But the fonts are crap.
Always "blocky", jagged

can't find ANY combination of 'font-family' that it will accept.
got a couple of hours in it just tonight, after the new build

It does change typeface... just not very well. And never to a smooth font. Always a poor bitmap.

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