Rich Text Handling

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   Is there any way to use rich text in a QuickPDF generated document? 

The scenario is that we have an application where the user enters a heap of text into a windows RTF control.  They do a limited amount of formatting: bullets, font size & colour being about it.

How do we then ‘print’ that text, via QuickPDF including the format details etc?

Thank you for any/all assistance.  

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MrPopup Members Profile Find Members Posts Team Player Joined: 19 Dec 05 Location: New Zealand Status: Offline Points: 32	Post Options Post Reply Quote MrPopup Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rich Text Handling Posted: 02 Nov 09 at 12:21AM
	Is there any way to use rich text in a QuickPDF generated document? The scenario is that we have an application where the user enters a heap of text into a windows RTF control. They do a limited amount of formatting: bullets, font size & colour being about it. How do we then ‘print’ that text, via QuickPDF including the format details etc? Thank you for any/all assistance.

Ingo Members Profile Find Members Posts Moderator Group Joined: 29 Oct 05 Status: Offline Points: 3530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ingo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 09 at 6:54AM
	Hi! Many years ago as i want to understand the rtf-format i began to produce my first rtf-samples with notepad 'cause the basically rtf-format-syntax is directly readable. In QuickPDF there are the html-tags you can use. What you can do now is to see what rtf-format-syntax you will have and if there are similar supported html-tags from QuickPDF. Finally you have to build a mapping table rtf/html to convert your rtf-text and the last step can be the pdf-convertion. There isn't a ready made solution in QuickPDF but it should be possible that you can do it with QuickPDF ;-) Cheers, Ingo

DELBEKE Members Profile Find Members Posts Debenu Quick PDF Library Expert Joined: 31 Oct 05 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 151	Post Options Post Reply Quote DELBEKE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 09 at 7:07AM
	I have not tested it by myself, but with the last revision, there should be a new way using GetCanvasDc and LoadFromCanvasDc. The GetCanvsDc return a virtual Device Context . You can use it the same way than a printer or a display device context. If you now how to render a rtf on a printer, then use the same code to render on the pdf.

DELBEKE Members Profile Find Members Posts Debenu Quick PDF Library Expert Joined: 31 Oct 05 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 151	Post Options Post Reply Quote DELBEKE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Nov 09 at 10:44AM
	Hi MrPopUp. I have posted a sample writen in vb6 that make the job in the sample section. http://www.quickpdf.org/forum/convert-rtf-to-pdf_topic1266.html Edited by DELBEKE - 05 Nov 09 at 10:45AM