PDF table doesn't show in RTF format

[terryb]

In following PDF templat, everything shows fine in PDF format; but in RTF format table doesn't display - all other text displays.

Seam 2.0.1GA

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<p:paragraph alignment="left" spacingBefore="10"><p:font size="12" style="BOLD">#{applicationStatByCourse.universityList[0].longName}

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</p:font></p:paragraph>
 <p:font familyName="HELVETICA" size="10">

 <p:table columns="8" widths="7.75 2.75 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5" headerRows="1" widthPercentage="100" spacingBefore="10" >

 <f:facet name="defaultCell"><p:cell borderWidth=".1" borderColor="lightgray"/></f:facet>

 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="left" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>Campus/Course</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>Applicant Total</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>1st Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>2nd Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>3rd Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>4th Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>5th Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right" verticalAlignment="middle" grayFill=".8"><p:paragraph>6th Pref</p:paragraph></p:cell>

 <ui:repeat value="#{applicationStatByCourse.campusList}" var="campus" varStatus="rowInd">
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="left" colspan="8" grayFill=".9"><p:paragraph><p:font style="BOLD">#{campus.shortDescription}</p:font></p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <ui:repeat value="#{applicationStatByCourse.courseList}" var="course">
 <ui:fragment rendered="#{(campus.id==course[3])}">
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="left" colspan="8" grayFill=".97" paddingLeft="10"><p:paragraph><p:font style="BOLD">#{course[0]} - #{course[1]}</p:font></p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <ui:repeat value="#{applicationStatByCourse.dataCourseList}" var="courseStat">
 <ui:fragment rendered="#{(course[0]==courseStat[2])}">
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="left" paddingLeft="20"><p:paragraph><p:text value="#{courseStat[5]}"><f:convertNumber groupingUsed="true"/></p:text></p:paragraph></p:cell>
 <p:cell horizontalAlignment="right"><p:paragraph><p:text value="#{courseStat[7]}"><f:convertNumber groupingUsed="true"/></p:text></p:paragraph></p:cell>

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[brachie]

Hi,

I had a similar problem with SeamPDF and realized that in RTF format tables are not available.

What I did is extending the SeamPDF with two classes UIRtfCell and UIRtfTable. The implementation is similar to to UICell and UITable, but using the itext RTF-Table implementation classes.
Also, you have to add your new tags to the xml files contained in the SeamPDF package.

Regards,

Alexander

[terryb]

Alexander thanks, it will be a nice feature to have in Seam. I will log jira pleaes vote if you may use built-in feature for your future development.

[terryb]

JIRA filed:

http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBSEAM-2620

[norman.richards]

RTF support really is more experimental than not, but I'll definitely take a look at this. As brachie noted, due to the way iText is implemented this requires a new set of iText objects. I'm not sure how easily the current tags could be made to support the RTF components, but if it's not a good match all new tags will be needed.

[brachie]

@terryb: ok, I voted for the feature request in Jira! :-)

If anyone is interested I can attach my two very basic implementations classes of UIRtfCell and UIRtfTable to the Jira issue?

Regards,

Alexander

[terryb]

Alexander yes please attach it, would be useful to see how you do it.

[brachie]

done :)