[thelist] PDF generation

[Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis]

On 3/1/09 21:37, Bill Moseley wrote:
> I'm currently using htmldoc[1] to generate pdfs for a non-profit
> client.  htmldoc converts html3.2 to a pdf.  It works ok, but is
> pressing its limits due to its layout abilities and lack of css
> support and utf8.  So, looking for something better.
>
> The pdf generator must run on Linux and use text files to generate the
> final pdf.  One thing they are doing is generating invoices, so has to
> be smart about tables, and pagination -- which I assume is not
> uncommon.
>
> I like the idea of using html to generate the pdfs since the client is
> familiar with html.

Have you considered Prince?

http://www.princexml.com/

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Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis