Comments on: my package of the day – htmldoc – for converting html to pdf on the fly http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ccm http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-12874 ccm Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:55:48 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-12874 ups. the html got killed from the comment you should use a font tag inside the html of the document like font size="-1" ups. the html got killed from the comment

you should use a font tag inside the html of the document like

font size=”-1″

]]> By: ccm http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-12873 ccm Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:54:54 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-12873 @Valentina: You should try using a <font> tag like <font size="-1"> .... </font> That worked for me. @Valentina: You should try using a tag like

….

That worked for me.

]]> By: Valentina http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-12820 Valentina Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:32:08 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-12820 Hi all, I'm trying to use htmldoc, and it works. But I've some problems with the font-size option. If i change it nothing happens in the pdf. Could you help me maybe? My code : $passthru = 'htmldoc --quiet --textfont helvetica \ --bodyfont helvetica --fontsize 8 \ --size A4 -t pdf14 \ --webpage '.$filename; Thanks Hi all,

I’m trying to use htmldoc, and it works. But I’ve some problems with the font-size option. If i change it nothing happens in the pdf.

Could you help me maybe?

My code :

$passthru = ‘htmldoc –quiet –textfont helvetica \
–bodyfont helvetica –fontsize 8 \
–size A4 -t pdf14 \
–webpage ‘.$filename;

Thanks

]]> By: zizo http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-6494 zizo Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:28:50 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-6494 i want to know what is the solution for print document html to pdf width footer and header,when i specified the value of footer it get me a number of pagination but i want character i want to know what is the solution for print document html to pdf width footer and header,when i specified the value of footer it get me a number of pagination but i want character

]]> By: Pete http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-5861 Pete Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:10:04 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-5861 You can feed stdin to htmldoc htmldoc using the standard notation for stdin :- '--webpage -'. It can also be configured as a cgi script; see http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/htmldoc.html#9_4_3 for details. Thanks for the pointer to this utility; it's saved me 'so viel angst' :-) Pete. You can feed stdin to htmldoc htmldoc using the standard notation for stdin :- ‘–webpage -’.

It can also be configured as a cgi script; see http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/htmldoc.html#9_4_3 for details.

Thanks for the pointer to this utility; it’s saved me ‘so viel angst’ :-)

Pete.

]]> By: ccm http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 ccm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:34:16 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-3580 You mean running it as a cgi script? I am afraid not as it does not render out the necessary headers as long as I know. You mean running it as a cgi script? I am afraid not as it does not render out the necessary headers as long as I know.

]]> By: Sally http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-3560 Sally Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:14:47 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-3560 Hi. Can I simply install HTMLDoc into the cgi-bin folder? Hi.

Can I simply install HTMLDoc into the cgi-bin folder?

]]> By: ccm http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 ccm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:30:21 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-1703 @DurchR_PW: I'll need to check if htmldoc is able to read from stdin. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check that. @Reine: Thank you for the hint. You are right, when you only want to convert files on a desktop. The method described is for automated processing on a server. @DurchR_PW:

I’ll need to check if htmldoc is able to read from stdin. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check that.

@Reine:

Thank you for the hint. You are right, when you only want to convert files on a desktop. The method described is for automated processing on a server.

]]> By: Reine http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 Reine Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:01:46 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-1680 hi!, I simply right clic on the htmlfile i saved on my desktop, open it with openoffice writer and export as pdf: it works quite all the time! hi!, I simply right clic on the htmlfile i saved on my desktop, open it with openoffice writer and export as pdf: it works quite all the time!

]]> By: DutchR_PW http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 DutchR_PW Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:31:06 +0000 http://www.screenage.de/blog/2008/07/07/my-package-of-the-day-htmldoc-for-converting-html-to-pdf-on-the-fly/#comment-1677 You could use proc_open() to feed the html as stdin through htmldoc without temporary files. You could use proc_open() to feed the html as stdin through htmldoc without temporary files.

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