[LRUG] PDF generation from HTML with complex JS

[Matthew Ford]

Have you tried PrinceXML? The new version has some JS support.

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On 2 November 2011 16:08, Stephen Bartholomew <steve at curve21.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> On the subject of PDF generation, has anyone had success converting
> JS-heavy pages to PDF?
>
> The page in question is an Open Layers based map with vector layers.
>  There's an example of the map here:
> http://communities4renewables.co.uk/open/maps/5cdbb6b2-33ed-4e7f-ad59-a24327006711
>
> I've tried using wkhtmltopdf which somewhat works but renders different
> layers inconsistantly depending on the configuration.  I've tried timeouts
> and all the advice I can find online.  I know there are paid solutions like
> prince etc but I'm reluctant to invest in that without an idea of the
> success.
>
> Any help/experience would appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
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