[Rails] Re: Generating views in pdf, rtf, or doc format

Hi Brian,

I'd definitely recommend going with pdf, and use either princexml
(http://www.princexml.com/features/) or wkhtmltopdf (http://
code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/) to generate pdfs from your app's html/
css. You'll save a ton of time and effort using one of these two
tools, since you'd be working with the same html (with possibly
slightly diff css applied for the pdf output) used in your web app ui.

As for which one to choose, .... If you (or the client?) can afford
the princexml license, princexml has greater print-related-css
implementation coverage than wkhtmltopdf. If you can't afford or
don't want to pay for the license, then go with wkhtmltopdf (and work
around any of those missing css calls as necessary).

Jeff

On Jan 15, 6:14 am, Brian Penrose <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I have a requirement to generate views (list and show views, including
> data and uploaded images) into a format that can be saved and/or
> emailed.  I'm looking for opinions on the easiest way to achieve this.
> I've researched the use of both PDF::Writer and Prawn, and it seems that
> to re-generate my views in pdf format will require a lot of work.  Is
> there an easier way using .rtf or .doc files?  The customer does not
> have a preference, they just want the ability save/send hard-copies.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
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