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	 phpwcms2pdf - Print PHPWCMS 1.3 Page as PDF
	 marcus@localhorst
	 23-Apr-2007
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	 CREDITS:
	 # This use the html2fpdf Library
	   http://html2fpdf.sourceforge.net/
	   http://html2fpdf.sourceforge.net/classdoc.php
	   fpdf Doc (html2fpdf is build on a changed fpdf class!)
	   http://www.fpdf.org/en/doc/
	 
	 # Based on this thread: http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13594#79835
     which is based on the "nice formatted printing page" hack
     http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3759
	   I just add the template feature and some finetunings for my needs.
   
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	 FEATURES
	 # Replacementtag no core code hacks
	 # prints only your {CONTENT} (depends on your phpwcms setup)
	 # add Metadata (from phpwcms article) to PDF 
	   (Subject, Keywords, Author, Description)
	 # setup a template with your custom header/footer in templates/inc_default/pdf.tmpl
	 # takes the global $phpwcms['inline_download'] switch from config.inc.php
	   to display the pdf in new browserwindow ( $phpwcms['inline_download'] = 1; )
		 or force download ( $phpwcms['inline_download'] = 1 )
	 
	 LIMITATION
	 # PDF Layout is very basic
	 # CSS Support is very basic
	 # nested div,elements makes problems (you can disable some tags - I did this
	   with <div>
		 $pdf->DisableTags("div");
	 
  	 The Limitations came mainly from html2fpdf
  	 read more here about XHTML/CSS Support
  	 http://html2fpdf.sourceforge.net/features.php
  	 
	 # sometimes I get blank PDF, I think this comes throught broken pictures
	 
	 TODO
	 # inline download doesn't work in IE
	   don't know why...
	 
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	 # USAGE AND INSTALLATION
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	 # unpack/copy the zip archiv content to your phpwcms root folder
	   (no files will be overwritten!)
   
   # go to template/inc_script/frontend_render/pdf.php and change the values
     $pdfFilePrefix and $disableTags if needed.
     $disableTags is maybe useful to play with, because nested html maybe makes problems
     http://html2fpdf.sourceforge.net/classdoc.php
     
   # go to template/inc_default/pdf.tmpl to setup your basic html output 
     which will be converted to PDF
     
	 # put a Link like this into your PHPWCMS template, where the "Print to PDF"
     link should shown
     [PDF]Print Page as PDF[/PDF]
     
	 # add <!-- startpdf --> and <!-- stoppdf --> before and after your
     {CONTENT} which should transform to pdf.
		 Typically like this:
			<!-- startpdf -->
			 {CONTENT}
			<!-- stoppdf -->
			
	 # that's all - you should read the html2fpdf Docu to change 
     the script for your needs
     
     THAT'S ALL