customize picture

[Peter_Chea]

Hi Antun, I am trying to write an application to a user to customize a picture with different images, and texts that is similar to http://www.wilsonjones.com/html/4624.html. My main concern is the printed output. I am not sure how to convert the customize result into PDF or jpg? Any ideas?

[antun]

I'm not 100% sure what you're asking. Are you asking how to convert a Laszlo app to a PDF or JPEG? There isn't a way to do this.

You could generate an image on the server using a server-side image manipulation program that put a JPEG (or even PDF) together based on some coordinates from the Laszlo app.

-Antun

[Peter_Chea]

Sorry I was being unclear. I was asking if I can save a view that contain subviews as a jpg. But I guess the answer is no to that.

[antun]

No, the LPS can't render the SWF on the server, nor does it have any file-writing APIs.

Like I said, you could write a XML HTTP service that accepted the relative coordinates of the subviews, along with their image URLs, and have some server-side image manipulation software put the image together. ImageMagick springs to mind:

http://www.imagemagick.org/

-Antun