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Re: [Plug] how would you do a report off of an SQL database ?
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On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Kyle Burton wrote:
> I've found in almost evry case, HTML fails at proper formatting when
> producing documents to be printed. There isn't precise enough control over
> the types of things you need (margins, font size, etc) with all the
> browser/platform/installed font issues I just couldn't get HTML to come
> out the same reliably/reproducibly in a browser/platform indepenant way.
True. This does get mittigated some (but ONLY some) if you use CSS. But,
yes, you're right about the control.
> I had suggested using LyX for 'template' purposes. I've often found it
> very educational to use a tool like LyX to whip up a sample document,
> then dive into the TeX/LaTeX source it produces to use in my programs.
> This helped me when learning HTML to produce it from programs -- i.e.
> looking at examples.
The only problem with this is that LyX adds lots of extra crud to do
impose its own style and format to the document. Also, its table support
bites -- its horribly limited compared to what LaTeX can actually do with
tables.
Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 1999
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