FattView/fpdf/tutorial/tuto4.py


from fpdf import *

class PDF(FPDF):
#Current column
    col=0
#Ordinate of column start
    y0=0
    def header(self):
        #Page header
        self.set_font('Arial','B',15)
        w=self.get_string_width(title)+6
        self.set_x((210-w)/2.0)
        self.set_draw_color(0,80,180)
        self.set_fill_color(230,230,0)
        self.set_text_color(220,50,50)
        self.set_line_width(1)
        self.cell(w,9,title,1,1,'C',1)
        self.ln(10)
        #Save ordinate
        self.y0=self.get_y()

    def footer(self):
        #Page footer
        self.set_y(-15)
        self.set_font('Arial','I',8)
        self.set_text_color(128)
        self.cell(0,10,'Page '+str(self.page_no()),0,0,'C')

    def set_col(self, col):
        #Set position at a given column
        self.col=col
        x=10+col*65.0
        self.set_left_margin(x)
        self.set_x(x)

    def accept_page_break(self):
        #Method accepting or not automatic page break
        if(self.col<2):
            #Go to next column
            self.set_col(self.col+1)
            #Set ordinate to top
            self.set_y(self.y0)
            #Keep on page
            return 0
        else:
            #Go back to first column
            self.set_col(0)
            #Page break
            return 1

    def chapter_title(self,num,label):
        #Title
        self.set_font('Arial','',12)
        self.set_fill_color(200,220,255)
        self.cell(0,6,"Chapter %d : %s"%(num,label),0,1,'L',1)
        self.ln(4)
        #Save ordinate
        self.y0=self.get_y()

    def chapter_body(self, fichier):
        #Read text file
        txt=file(fichier).read()
        #Font
        self.set_font('Times','',12)
        #Output text in a 6 cm width column
        self.multi_cell(60,5,txt)
        self.ln()
        #Mention
        self.set_font('','I')
        self.cell(0,5,'(end of excerpt)')
        #Go back to first column
        self.set_col(0)

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

pdf=PDF()
title='20000 Leagues Under the Seas'
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('tuto4.pdf','F')