[drats_users] D-RATS Forms

[John Hays]

Dan,

I've done a fair amount of XSL and could tackle a couple too.

DE K7VE

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On Sep 4, 2008, at 18:42, Dan Smith <dsmith at danplanet.com> wrote:

>> Is it possible to output the D-RATS forms into a printed copy of what
>> the form would normally look like? Is it possible to create a  
>> template
>> of that form in the software so it would look the same?
>
> Yep.  If you notice, some of the stock forms (like the ICS213,
> radiogram, etc) have a nice "printable" version.  This is accessed by
> opening a form of that type and clicking the printable button at the
> bottom.  Here is a contrived example I just saved:
>
>  http://d-rats.danplanet.com/screenshots/ics213_form.html
>
> The printable button translates the form into HTML, which can be
> tailored to represent the look and feel of the original paper form.   
> To
> do this, an XSL stylesheet is required.  The stock forms have one, but
> any form you create gets a relatively ugly default stylesheet  
> (which, by
> the way, really could be better than it is).
>
> If you can send me the form you've created, as well as a PDF or  
> scanned
> image of the real form it represents, I can see about spending a  
> little
> time on a stylesheet for it that will make it a little more  
> attractive.
>
> Also, if you have a general-purpose form that other people could  
> use, by
> all means, send it to me and I'll include it in the distribution.
>
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