Re: Styling within platypus flowables
Nick Moffitt <[email protected]>
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Given that we're now clearer on what sort of page layout I'm describing, is there any advice on how best to handle this sort of layout with platypus? Or should I just stick to writing to the canvas directly, and do my own reflowing and line/page breaking by hand? Nick Moffitt: > But the lyrics aren't as "flowable" as paragraph data, really, and there > are some cursor positioning tricks the author of chordlab used to pause > word rendering and hop up a line temporarily to print the chord name. > Additionally, I'd like my version to support an optional rendering mode > where small copies of the fingering boxes can be displayed above the > lyrics as well, as an aide to novice players. > > Most of the examples I find online don't get beyond throwing raw > <i>tags</i> into the Paragraph object's string payload, and I'm finding > the user guide rather daunting without the aid of some added context. -- "It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion." -- Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations