Example scripts

[digidigital]

When I used FPDF for PHP (some years ago)I really liked the scripts section of the homepage since it was a good resource for extending FPDF without having to wait for a new release or to cover edge cases.

I have ported some of the original scripts 1:1 to python -> https://github.com/digidigital/Extensions-and-Scripts-for-pyFPDF-fpdf2

I see you guys are busy implementing a lot of those features in fpdf2 directly. If someone wants to pick up an idea and use the ported scripts as rough starting point - go ahead !

[Lucas-C]

Awesome @digidigital !

I've started by adding a reference to your repo in the docs:
https://pyfpdf.github.io/fpdf2/#related

I think many features could indeed be ported to fpdf2 so that they become "native".

We could start by opening 2-3 dedicated issues to port a few first features,
so that each one can be discussed individually, with a specific PR implementing it.
What do you think @digidigital ?
I'd suggest to start with:

1. rect(round_corners=True) (Allow to draw rectangles with round corners by introducing a new round_corners optional argument to FPDF.rect #427)
2. star() shape (Add a new star() method to draw regular stars! #428)
3. image(screen_only=True) (Allow to insert screen-only images that do not get printed #441)
4. add_javascript()
5. text with rotation/skew (New feature: FPDF.mirror() #536)

[Lucas-C]

Closing this now, given that issues were created for every subject (and most of them have been implemented), and that we reference your collection of scripts in https://py-pdf.github.io/fpdf2/#related 🙂