Styled up label printing. #42

peopleflow/helpers/printlabel.py

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 from reportlab.lib.units import mm
 from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_CENTER
 from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph
+from reportlab.platypus.flowables import HRFlowable
 from reportlab.lib.styles import ParagraphStyle
+from reportlab.lib.colors import Color
 
 
 def printlabel(printer, lines):
@@ -15,42 +17,47 @@ def printlabel(printer, lines):
     fname = f.name
     f.close()
 
+    heights = [18, 32, 38]
+
     doc = SimpleDocTemplate(fname,
-                            pagesize=(62 * mm, 40 * mm),
+                            pagesize=(62 * mm, heights[len(lines) - 1] * mm),
                             topMargin=0, leftMargin=0,
                             rightMargin=0, bottomMargin=0)
     story = []
 
     styles = [
-        ParagraphStyle("s1", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=18, leading=18),
-        ParagraphStyle("s2", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=13, leading=13, spaceBefore=6),
-        ParagraphStyle("s3", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=13, leading=13, spaceBefore=6),
-        ParagraphStyle("s4", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=13, leading=13, spaceBefore=6)
+        ParagraphStyle("s1", fontName="Helvetica-Bold", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=15, leading=15),
+        ParagraphStyle("s2", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=15, leading=18, spaceBefore=4, textColor=u"#555555"),
+        ParagraphStyle("s3", fontName="Helvetica", alignment=TA_CENTER, fontSize=12, leading=13, spaceBefore=4, textColor=u"#777777")
         ]
-
     for i, line in enumerate(lines):
-        story.append(Paragraph(line, styles[i]))
-    # story.append(Paragraph(line2, style2))
+        if i < len(styles):
+            story.append(Paragraph(line, styles[i]))
+            if i == 0 and len(lines) > 1:
+                story.append(HRFlowable(width='95%', color=u"#333333", spaceBefore=5))
     doc.build(story)
 
-    #os.system("gnome-open " + fname)
     os.system("lpr -P %s %s" % (printer, fname))
     time.sleep(2)
     os.unlink(fname)
 
 def make_label_content(participant):
     data = [participant.name]
     if participant.company:
-        data.append(participant.company)
+        compline = participant.company
         if participant.job:
-            data.append(participant.job)
+            compline = u"%s, %s" % (participant.job, compline)
+        data.append(compline)
     if(participant.twitter):
         data.append('@' + participant.twitter)
     return data
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Script to print labels')
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Script to test printing of labels. Tries to test through fairly large 2-liners for name and job+company.')
     parser.add_argument('printer', type=str, help='The name of the printer')
+    parser.add_argument('--lines', type=int, help='The number of lines to print', default=3)
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    printlabel(args.printer, ["Kiran Jonnalagadda isn't long enough", "@jackerhack"])
+    data = ["Kiran Jonnalagadda isn't long enough", "CEO, HasGeek Media LLP.", "@jackerhack"]
+    data = data[:args.lines]
+    printlabel(args.printer, data)

peopleflow/views/participant.py

@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ def print_card(participant):
     try:
         if 'PRINTER_NAME' in app.config:
             printlabel(app.config['PRINTER_NAME'], make_label_content(participant))
-            return jsonify(status=True, msg=u"Card for %s queued for printing" % participant.name)
+            return jsonify(status=True, msg=u"Label for %s queued for printing" % participant.name)
         else:
             return jsonify(status=False, msg=u"Printer not configured")
     except:
-        return jsonify(status=False, msg=u"Card for %s queued for printing" % participant.name)
+        return jsonify(status=False, msg=u"There was an error in printing the label for %s" % participant.name)
 
 @app.route('/<eid>/search', methods=['POST'])
 @load_model(Event,{'id':'eid'},'event')