dspake

We typically simply embed the barcode font in the PDF. Sure, it makes the PDF larger, but it's manageable and our Brother label printers seem to handle it just fine. I've tested some Linux Driverless printing (Printer Working Group), and gotten labels to print on label printers that support a format like 'image/pwg-raster', 'application/PCLm', 'image/jpeg' or 'application/postscript'. Not played with Apples proprietary 'image/urw', but it's certainly well supported on an enormous number of printers. Granted you may have to convert that PDF, but IIRC, the new CUPS Driverless system does that natively via filters.

It's hard to tell what area of that image you are referencing, so I'll tackle the top right where the text fields run over the top of one another. Specific to this issue, I've seen similar issues when a Text fields "Text Adjust" property is set in various ways in Jasper Studio 8.0. For example on some of my previews, with a Text field set to "ScaleFont", the preview generates it just fine. However, like you, the generated PDF can cut text off in those fields. The only solution I've found is to restrict my usage of "ScaleFont", but also also keep a list of the average pixel size of the font's I'm using so I can quickly calculate an appropriate size for the Text field. It also goes without saying that we go over generated reports with a fine-tooth comb to make sure they are generating properly (for most cases)

Interesting idea, and assuming I don't have the concept incorrect, one that I think would work. Frankly I did not know that it was possible to make this kind of change/addition, but given that the Design tool allows you to see/change the source code, I should have expected it. Now I'm off to find an example I can learn from! =) Thank you for the suggestion.

Thank you for the responce. I like that idea, and for an online report that will be of some help, not to mention an excellent idea in general. Unfortunately, knowing my management and their history with paper, they'll want those reports printed and those tooltips won't help there though.

Looking to see how i can attach a caption/label with every table on a report. I.e. I've got a daily summary report that pulls data into 15 tables (with each having their own datasource). Not all of them will have data, but most will. How can I include a label or caption on each table so that the reader can know what each section indicates? I.e. "Daily part movement from Dept. X", versus "Daily part movement from Dept Y'. I've been through the manual a bunch of times, and not had any luck, nor with the forums. Could be I'm doing this wrong, and tables for such a report is the wrong thing to do. If so, I'd appreciate a pointer to where to look. Thank you in adavnce. Dave