Re: Antw: New gda-report's DTD

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo linuxave net>]

Carlos Perelló Marín wrote:
> 
> Rodrigo Moya escribió:
> 
> > Carlos Perelló Marín wrote:
> > >
> > > "David T. Bath" escribió:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > However, the more I think about this, the more I think that looking at
> > > > glade, libglade and libxml is a good idea.  The report should be
> > > > capable of being rendered for screen (with resizeable grid columns,
> > > > explodable trees) or for print (where everything is displayed fully).
> > > > This implies ONE report spec and TWO renderings.  I am reminded of
> > > > the idea associated with libglade/libxml of using glade to generate
> > > > the first cut of the UI, with associated events/signals, but the
> > > > C program binds the UI at runtime.  Anybody need a rundown on the
> > > > details of this?  I can give pointers to a tutorial at IBM Developer
> > > > Works if needed.
> > >
> > > Well, thanks but at the moment i'm making tests with libglade and i have
> > > readed this IBM's tutorial a few months ago. I think as you, this should
> > > be the best option to implement the Report viewer and of course the
> > > Report designer.
> > >
> > but, I don't understand why you want libglade for. The output of the
> > report should be rendered with gnome-print IMO, which has a preview
> > option, and which you can directly send to the printer, whereas a form
> > in glade format could be quite difficult to print.
> >
> 
> Well, i think that if we use libglade to show the report, we colud do things
> like searching, etc.
> 
> I need study it.
> 
but, how are you going to print a libglade form? And most important, how
do you make the separation between pages? and all the calculations
needed for page orientation, font, etc?

> >
> > And about the report designer, well, it could be an option, but is it
> > worthy?
> >
> 
> I don't know what worthy mean.
> 
wothy = merece la pena