📅 2025-01-07 — Session: Enhanced PDF Invoice Generation with CSS and HTML
🕒 19:55–20:20
🏷️ Labels: PDF, CSS, HTML, Python, Invoices
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary goal of this session was to enhance the generation of PDF invoices for 2025 by improving styling and format using CSS and HTML, and to ensure compatibility and professional design.
Key Activities
- Styling Modifications: Instructions were provided for modifying spacing and indentation in HTML and Markdown documents, with CSS adjustments for signature presentation.
- PDF Generation: Developed code for generating municipal invoices for 2025 using Python, pandas, and pdfkit, focusing on formatting and style.
- Invoice Alignment: Implemented a method to align invoice details as text instead of tables to avoid formatting issues in PDFs, using Python.
- Format Adjustments: Proposed adjustments to ensure each invoice entry renders on a separate line with explicit line breaks for improved readability.
- LaTeX Table Integration: Explored integrating LaTeX tables in PDFs using pdfkit, providing a code example for conversion and rendering.
- HTML Table Rendering: Developed a solution using HTML for rendering tables in PDFs, ensuring compatibility and a professional design.
- Aesthetic Improvements: Suggested CSS file modifications to enhance the aesthetics and readability of tables, including changes in spacing, colors, and overall design.
Achievements
- Successfully developed and tested code for PDF invoice generation with improved alignment and formatting.
- Enhanced the visual presentation of tables in PDFs using CSS and HTML, ensuring a professional appearance.
Pending Tasks
- Final testing and validation of the PDF generation process to ensure all invoices meet the required standards.
- Further exploration of advanced CSS techniques for even better styling options.