Bootstrap tmpl for List different than PDF

[Nagtegaal]

It seems that I have less influence on a PDF output than on a List. For the attached example I use the same bootstrap template as for the list. In the custom CSS I put the following code:

#listform_$c .kan_vw_tikkie___BTW {

max-width: 2mm;
overflow: hidden;
background:green
}

'Green' although not subtle is working on both but the 'max-width' of 2mm for the column only for the list (on my screen). I used thi wiki page as my guide.

Anyone any idea how the max-width would also work in the PDF?

 

[lousyfool]

Hi,
What are you using, domPDF or mPDF?
Does it work with "!important"?
Does it work with "width" only? Not sure which versions Fabrik is using, but certain (older) ones seem to have trouble with min- and max- properties.

 

[Nagtegaal]

Thanks lousyfool, but no succes I tried:

column-width: 2mm;
max-width!important: 2mm;
width: 2mm;

From the wiki docs I understood it is domPDF

 

[troester]

domPDF or mPDF depends on your selection in Fabrik options.

Syntax would be
max-width: 2mm!important;

But after a bit Google and some testing I think it's a domPDF issue.

 

[Nagtegaal]

Thanks Troester, Guess I have to live for it for now. I changed to mPDF (thanks for pointing me out), but see other issues there, so back to domPDF.

 

[cheesegrits]

Unfortunately, PDF generation is kind of hit or miss. We rely entirely on 3rd party libraries to do HTML to PDF conversion, and none of them are perfect (or even barely adequate). DOMPDF does some things better, MPDF does some thing better, but they both have their quirks and issues.

-- hugh

 

[troester]

A possibility to skip domPDF is to create a custom "PDF" link like
.....&layout=your-PDF-template&tmpl=component&iframe=1
and let your user create the PDF via browser CTRL-P