topic Looking for good methods of creating AlivePDF layouts in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/looking-for-good-methods-of-creating-alivepdf/m-p/523648#M11879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I believe I mostly have the whole pdf creation process figured out now, with a boatload of thanks to posts and tips to folks too numerous to mention.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What I don't have a good handle on is arriving at the actual layout of the various elements I want on my page.&nbsp; It appears that everyone is using millimeters as their page units, so I am wondering what methods you are using to position the page elements.&nbsp; Is it mostly trial and error or are you approaching it more methodically?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have not been using a canvas element.&nbsp; I took the advice of Robert Scheitlin in one of the posts on this site and am simply using the map element directly.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can do the trial and error 'thing' but I know that my users will start asking me to create new map layouts or tweak the layout for various reasons, so I would like to find an efficient method of working everything out.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance for any ideas or methods you would like to share.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Brian</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:49:29 GMT BrianOevermann 2010-08-25T21:49:29Z Looking for good methods of creating AlivePDF layouts https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/looking-for-good-methods-of-creating-alivepdf/m-p/523648#M11879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I believe I mostly have the whole pdf creation process figured out now, with a boatload of thanks to posts and tips to folks too numerous to mention.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What I don't have a good handle on is arriving at the actual layout of the various elements I want on my page.&nbsp; It appears that everyone is using millimeters as their page units, so I am wondering what methods you are using to position the page elements.&nbsp; Is it mostly trial and error or are you approaching it more methodically?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have not been using a canvas element.&nbsp; I took the advice of Robert Scheitlin in one of the posts on this site and am simply using the map element directly.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can do the trial and error 'thing' but I know that my users will start asking me to create new map layouts or tweak the layout for various reasons, so I would like to find an efficient method of working everything out.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance for any ideas or methods you would like to share.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Brian</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:49:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-flex-questions/looking-for-good-methods-of-creating-alivepdf/m-p/523648#M11879 BrianOevermann 2010-08-25T21:49:29Z