Text formatting

[kako]

Hi,

Within the "Text" field, is it possible to create formatted text? For example: bold, bullet points, colors, fonts, font size, etc.

Thanks
kako

[shalmaxb]

you can use a limited markdown set. There are lots of sites, explaining how. But not everything, markdown offers iss possible.

[kako]

Hi, shalmaxb

How does the Markdown appear when creating the PDF? Is it normal?

[yuri]

Hi Kako,

You can print formatted markdown in PDF using the helper 'markdownText': https://docs.espocrm.com/user-guide/...df/#text-field. Note that currently only the classic markdown is supported there (no table support). Extra markdown syntax will be supported in the next major version.

[kako]

Thanks

[jamie]

Yeah, I'd love more Markdown formatting inside the PDF. Might this be part of 10?

I am also finding some strange behaviour with regard to new lines,

{{{markdownText cAboveAddressFreeText_RAW}}}

puts new lines above and below the text but doesn't render new lines within the text??

This could be a problem with 9, as we still haven't upgraded to 10, SOON!



also some documentation describing what's available in the PDF would also be great!

thanks

[jamie]

if anyone is looking for enhanced Markdown in the pdf here is a handy template helper,

first installleague/commonmark

then add this as a template helper

<?php
namespace Espo\Custom\TemplateHelpers;
use Espo\Core\Htmlizer\Helper;
use Espo\Core\Htmlizer\Helper\Data;
use Espo\Core\Htmlizer\Helper\Result;
use League\CommonMark\Environment\Environment;
use League\CommonMark\Extension\CommonMark\CommonMarkC oreExtension;
use League\CommonMark\Extension\Strikethrough\Striketh roughExtension;
use League\CommonMark\MarkdownConverter;
class pdfMarkdown implements Helper
{
public function render(Data $data): Result
{
$markdown = (string) ($data->getArgumentList()[0] ?? '');
$environment = new Environment();
$environment->addExtension(new CommonMarkCoreExtension());
$environment->addExtension(new StrikethroughExtension());
$converter = new MarkdownConverter($environment);
$html = $converter->convert($markdown)->getContent();
$html = str_replace(
['<p>', '<ul>', '<ol>', '<li>'],
[
'<p style="margin: 0;">',
'<ul style="margin: 0; padding-left: 1em;">',
'<ol style="margin: 0; padding-left: 1em;">',
'<li style="margin: 0;">',
],
$html
);
return Result::createSafeString($html);
}
}​