PDFPrint

Widget that prints the current view with the selected layers in a PDF file.

Note

This widget can’t be drawn with the drawWidget template. Instead, it must be added to one of the toolbar widgets :

• Toolbar
• GeoExtToolbar

Note

A mapfish PrintServer must be installed to generate the file. Full documentation is available here : Print Module Installation

XML Sample

Sample configuration

<pdfprint>
  <name>W_MyPDFPrint</name>
  <options>
    <templates>
      <template>
        <name>Portrait</name>
        <model>Letter Portrait</model>
        <thumb>iconA4.jpg</thumb>
        <dpi>254</dpi>
        <fields>
          <field>
            <type>text</type>
            <name>mapTitle</name>
            <label>Titre</label>
          </field>
        </fields>
      </template>
    </templates>
  </options>
</pdfprint>

XML Sample - widget to be added to a toolbar

This widget must be added to a GeoExtToolbar widget

<geoexttoolbar>
  <name>W_GeoExtToolbar</name>
  <options>
    <widgets>
      <widget>W_MyPDFPrint</widget>
    </widgets>
  </options>
</geoexttoolbar>

Mandatory Options

templates:Contains <template> tags. templates/template:  Must be in the <templates> tag. List of usable templates in the Print Servlet config file

==== <template> options ==== :name: Name to be written under the template thumbnail. :model: Name of the corresponding layout in the config.yaml of the PrintServlet. :thumb: Path to the thumbnail of the template. :fields: Contains <field> tags. :fields/field: Must be in the <fields> tag. List of fields to insert in the template. All fields set in the config.yaml must be reflected in here. :fields/field/type: Type of the fields. May be : text, hidden, textarea :fields/field/name: Name of the field. Must be the same name in the config.yaml. :fields/field/label: Lable for the field. Will be ignored if the type was set to hidden.

Optional Options

fields/field/value:  Default value for the field. dpi:Integer value representing the printing resolution in dots per inch; must be in the set of dpi’s allowed by the print server; if not set, default value is 96

Service Type

widget

Widget Action

read