FattView/fpdf/tutorial/tuto3.py


from fpdf import FPDF

title='20000 Leagues Under the Seas'

class PDF(FPDF):
    def header(self):
        #Arial bold 15
        self.set_font('Arial','B',15)
        #Calculate width of title and position
        w=self.get_string_width(title)+6
        self.set_x((210-w)/2)
        #Colors of frame, background and text
        self.set_draw_color(0,80,180)
        self.set_fill_color(230,230,0)
        self.set_text_color(220,50,50)
        #Thickness of frame (1 mm)
        self.set_line_width(1)
        #Title
        self.cell(w,9,title,1,1,'C',1)
        #Line break
        self.ln(10)

    def footer(self):
        #Position at 1.5 cm from bottom
        self.set_y(-15)
        #Arial italic 8
        self.set_font('Arial','I',8)
        #Text color in gray
        self.set_text_color(128)
        #Page number
        self.cell(0,10,'Page '+str(self.page_no()),0,0,'C')

    def chapter_title(self,num,label):
        #Arial 12
        self.set_font('Arial','',12)
        #Background color
        self.set_fill_color(200,220,255)
        #Title
        self.cell(0,6,"Chapter %d : %s"%(num,label),0,1,'L',1)
        #Line break
        self.ln(4)

    def chapter_body(self,name):
        #Read text file
        txt=file(name).read()
        #Times 12
        self.set_font('Times','',12)
        #Output justified text
        self.multi_cell(0,5,txt)
        #Line break
        self.ln()
        #Mention in italics
        self.set_font('','I')
        self.cell(0,5,'(end of excerpt)')

    def print_chapter(self,num,title,name):
        self.add_page()
        self.chapter_title(num,title)
        self.chapter_body(name)


pdf=PDF()
pdf.set_title(title)
pdf.set_author('Jules Verne')
pdf.print_chapter(1,'A RUNAWAY REEF','20k_c1.txt')
pdf.print_chapter(2,'THE PROS AND CONS','20k_c2.txt')
pdf.output('tuto3.pdf','F')