Download Thread as PDF

What this hack does:
This hack creates an new thread tool.
Download the complete thread as an PDF.

Credits:

Julien Mourot, Renato A. C. & MaRTy.
Developers of the 'html2fpdf' lib used for this hack.

Jacqieline of e-Dot.nl for creating
icons for this hack.

KirbyDE for his code modification for this hack.
Now it doesn't need code modifications anymore!

Details:

1 plugin
1 new file
1 new phrase
1 template modification
7 new templates

Installation:

See install.txt in the zip package

Notes:

Becarefull with editting the pdf templates!
Due to limitations of the html2fpdf lib, the templates where kept a simple as possible to create a working an nice pdf.

Also this is my first 'big' hack, so if i've made a mistake somewhere, i'm sorry. Please report it so I can fix it.

This hack is currently in beta stage...


Don't forget to hit the 'Install' button!

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by safwa_server

I installed this successfully, had the icon and opens PDF file but has no content at all!

I can't help, but are you doing this on the 3.5 release or does anyone know if it works with the 3.5 release?

[safwa_server]

Thank you for your attention

I have been researching for the problem source and found that Arabic is not yet supported in the encoding functions of PHP. I found that in file html2fpdf.php they use cp1252. Replacing that with cp1256 (for Arabic) will give error that it is not supported, and I confirmed that from PHP website itself.

Regards

Originally Posted by Smitty

I can't help, but are you doing this on the 3.5 release or does anyone know if it works with the 3.5 release?

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

What about encoding??
I have ISO 8859-7 (greek) and the pdf is like it's on a different encoding although I set to 8859-7 in my browser!

Any ideas...anyone?? It can't be that difficult!!

[safwa_server]

The best thing, I guess, is to join PHP development team and work with them on supporting the language.

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by safwa_server

The best thing, I guess, is to join PHP development team and work with them on supporting the language.

I hope you're joking! My php knowledge is close to zero!

PS: If php itself didn't support greek then there wouldn't be any greek vBulletin forums, would they?

[Prodimysterio]

Another great addition! Thank you for this.

[Lea Verou]

I've seen that the person who made the hack hasn't replied here since july so it's quite unlikely that we get support...
Will probably install the other hack for downloading threads...

[Lea Verou]

The funny thing is that this hack is supposed to be "supported".

Anyway... When I try to open a thread as PDF I get the message:
FPDF error: GIF parser: unable to open file http://www.e-steki.com/forum/images/blank.gif

Any ideas??

[Ben?]

Nice hack. *installed*

I add a template modification.
If you browse with inactive JavaScript-support you have to modify the SHOWTHREAD template second times respectively at two places.

So, search

<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/printer.gif" alt="$vbphrase[show_printable_version]" vspace="1" /> <a href="printthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid" accesskey="p">$vbphrase[show_printable_version]</a></div>

and add below

			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/pdf.gif" alt="$vbphrase[download_pdf_version]" vspace="1" /> <a href="pdfthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid">$vbphrase[download_pdf_version]</a></div>

It works fine in my forum. If you want .. test it ;-).

With regards,
Ben.

[stutefc]

I just get the following url when I click on the download PDF file download icon

http://www.irishleagueforums.net/for...ad.php?t=44733

Then blank page...any ideas folks