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Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #841832] Wed, 11 April 2012 19:25 Go to next message
A N is currently offline A NFriend
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I have a data row on a report that retrieves a description from a database. This description contains rich text formatting. When I view the report in the web viewer, the formatting is correct. However, when I export the report to PDF, it seems the formatting is lost for the PDF file. Any ideas? Or is this a known limitation?

Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #843029 is a reply to message #841832] Thu, 12 April 2012 18:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Are you using a dynamic text element? What does the Rich Text look like?

Jason

On 4/11/2012 3:25 PM, A N wrote:
> I have a data row on a report that retrieves a description from a
> database. This description contains rich text formatting. When I view
> the report in the web viewer, the formatting is correct. However, when I
> export the report to PDF, it seems the formatting is lost for the PDF
> file. Any ideas? Or is this a known limitation?
>
> Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #843053 is a reply to message #841832] Thu, 12 April 2012 18:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Are you using a dynamic text element? What does the Rich Text look like?

Jason

On 4/11/2012 3:25 PM, A N wrote:
> I have a data row on a report that retrieves a description from a
> database. This description contains rich text formatting. When I view
> the report in the web viewer, the formatting is correct. However, when I
> export the report to PDF, it seems the formatting is lost for the PDF
> file. Any ideas? Or is this a known limitation?
>
> Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #843086 is a reply to message #841832] Thu, 12 April 2012 18:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Are you using a dynamic text element? What does the Rich Text look like?

Jason

On 4/11/2012 3:25 PM, A N wrote:
> I have a data row on a report that retrieves a description from a
> database. This description contains rich text formatting. When I view
> the report in the web viewer, the formatting is correct. However, when I
> export the report to PDF, it seems the formatting is lost for the PDF
> file. Any ideas? Or is this a known limitation?
>
> Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #843979 is a reply to message #843086] Fri, 13 April 2012 15:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
A N is currently offline A NFriend
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The element is a dynamic text element. I have attached an image of what the element looks like on the web viewer and what the element looks like when exported to a document.

In the image, I have also shown that the problem occurs when exporting to a Word document as well. Notice that the indentations and the lists are formatted incorrectly.

I am using BIRT 3.7.1.

Thanks.
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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #844040 is a reply to message #843979] Fri, 13 April 2012 16:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Can you log a bugzilla for this?

Jason

On 4/13/2012 11:06 AM, A N wrote:
> The element is a dynamic text element. I have attached an image of what the element looks like on the web viewer and what the element looks like when exported to a document.
>
> In the image, I have also shown that the problem occurs when exporting to a Word document as well. Notice that the indentations and the lists are formatted incorrectly.
>
> I am using BIRT 3.7.1.
>
> Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #844145 is a reply to message #844040] Fri, 13 April 2012 18:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
A N is currently offline A NFriend
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Sure, I have just logged a bug. It is listed as Bug 376769.

Thanks.

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Re: Report loses rich text formatting when exported to PDF [message #846703 is a reply to message #844145] Mon, 16 April 2012 14:56 Go to previous message
Jason Weathersby is currently offline Jason WeathersbyFriend
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Thanks for logging this.

Jason

On 4/13/2012 2:43 PM, A N wrote:
> Sure, I have just logged a bug. It is listed as Bug 376769.
>
> Thanks.

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