Class: PdfParadise::ConvertTextToPdf

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Includes:
Colours
Defined in:
lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb

Overview

require ‘convert_text_to_pdf’; ConvertTextToPdf.new

Constant Summary collapse

FONT_FAMILY =
#

FONT_FAMILY

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'Courier'

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(i = nil, run_already = true) ⇒ ConvertTextToPdf

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initialize

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 28

def initialize(
    i = nil,
    run_already = true
  )
  set_input(i)
  reset
  run if run_already
end

Instance Method Details

#_(i) ⇒ Object

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_

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 78

def _(i)
  e i
  system i
end

#convert_this_text_file(i = @input) ⇒ Object

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convert_this_text_file

Use enscript to created a .ps file, and then ps2pdf (or ps2pdfwr) to convert to .pdf

The following script creates a .pdf file with 10 pt left and right margins, and uses a courier font that is 7.3 pts wide and 10 pts high, so a 132 col printout fits on an 8 1/2 X 11 page. Use enscript to setup your page, fonts, etc.

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 65

def convert_this_text_file(i = @input)
  if File.exist? i
    _ 'enscript -B --margins=10:10: -o outputfile.ps -f '+
      @font_family+'@7.3/10 '+i 
    _ 'ps2pdfwr outputfile.ps x.pdf'
  else
    e 'Sorry, there is no file at '+i+'.'
  end
end

#reset ⇒ Object

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reset

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 40

def reset # reset tag
  @font_family = FONT_FAMILY
end

#run ⇒ Object

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run

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 86

def run # (run tag)
  convert_this_text_file
end

#set_input(i = '') ⇒ Object

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set_input

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# File 'lib/pdf_paradise/convert_text_to_pdf.rb', line 47

def set_input(i = '')
  i = i.first if i.is_a? Array
  i = i.to_s.dup
  @input = i
end