sfTCPDFPlugin

sfTCPDFPlugin class provides abstraction for the TCPDF library. The main interest of this FPDF extension resides in the fact that it handles any UTF8 strings.

Installation

• Install the plugin

    symfony plugin-install http://plugins.symfony-project.com/sfTCPDFPlugin

or download it and unzip in your /plugins directory

• Download the TCPDF library

• Unzip it inside the /plugins/sfTCPDFplugin/lib folder

At this point, you should have a tcpdf folder in /plugins/sfTCPDFPlugin/lib

• Copy the files in /web/sfTCPDFPlugin directly to your application /web directory

• Clear you cache

    symfony cc

Configuration

• Set sf_tcpdf_dir in your config.php application if TCPDF library is not inside the /plugins/sfTCPDFplugin/lib folder (check /plugins/sfTCPDFPlugin/config/config.php)

• If you want to have custom settings for each generated PDF check /plugins/sfTCPDFPlugin/config/config.php and tcpdf/config/tcpdf_config.php).

• If you want to run the tests, enable the sfTCPDF module in your settings.yml file, then call sfTCPDF/test or sfTCPDF/test2

Usage

• 1 - Hello World test (sfTCPDF/test)

  /**
   * Hello world test
   */
  public function executeTest()
  {
    // pdf object
    $pdf = new sfTCPDF();

    // settings
    $pdf->SetFont("FreeSerif", "", 12);
    $pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
    $pdf->setHeaderFont(array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));
    $pdf->SetHeaderData(PDF_HEADER_LOGO, PDF_HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH, PDF_HEADER_TITLE, PDF_HEADER_STRING);
    $pdf->setFooterFont(array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));
    $pdf->SetHeaderMargin(PDF_MARGIN_HEADER);
    $pdf->SetFooterMargin(PDF_MARGIN_FOOTER);

    // init pdf doc
    $pdf->AliasNbPages();
    $pdf->AddPage();
    $pdf->Cell(80, 10, "Hello World !!! & é € U û いろは");

    // output
    $pdf->Output();
    return sfView::NONE;
  }

• 2 - Full test (sfTCPDF/test2, check /plugins/sfTCPDFPlugin/actions/actions.php)

Changelog

1.5.3

• Initial version for TCPDF 1.53 TC030

2007-06-04 | 1.5.4 Stable

• Fix Full test (sfTCPDF/test2)
• Customize Plugin is now possible

2008-01-21 | 1.5.5 Stable

• Change the constant FPDF_FONTPATH to K_PATH_FONTS for work with the last version of TCPDF (Garfield-fr)

Demo

• You can find the hello world and the full test on my blog.

Notes

• I seems there are problems with the TCPDF class when using PHP 5.1.x
• I am searching beta testers to get some feeback. (C0il on IRC on, comment on my blog or whatever you want !)

TODO

Plugin support

• Please report bugs/feeback in the plugin section of the forum
• You can find also contact me on IRC or by email (check README file)

COil :)

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