Published Tue, 2010-03-16 10:20 UTC
In the previous examples we used the integrated Python scripting extension of Scribus to create reports. We accessed a MySQL database directly, but that situation is just not normally given on the Internet. More often, the database is hidden behind a CMS of some sort. While my experiences come from using Drupal, this should not depend on any specific CMS.
Published Wed, 2010-02-24 21:44 UTC
Why?
Taking content from a web application and transferring it onto paper can be a difficult problem. At least if the user wants to modify things before they go to the printer, especially on a Linux desktop that wouldn't run Adobe's Creative Suite natively, even if you wanted to spend the money on it. To show the solutions I came up with I want to look at two specific use-cases:
