new PDF templates method in Mage2

[seansan]

Is it possible to add a new PDF generation mechanism in Magento 2 in CORE?

Maybe based on HTML -> PDF or using advanced PDF editors?

Something like:
http://www.aromicon.de/magento-download-extensions-modules/en/aromicon-invoice-pdf-pro.html

or

http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/html2pdf.html

Now it is almost impossible to change anything about the PDF documents without very advanced programming and changing complex files

Many thanks

[ihor-sviziev]

+1

[gfxguru]

+1

[rmsundar1]

+1

[CodeMonkey90]

+1

[clockworkgeek]

+1

[tim-bezhashvyly]

-1 (just kidding)

[Den4ik]

+1

[kandy]

Maybe better way is remove PDF generation from Magento at all.
I believe that for most customers the print versions of pages are enough. Rest can use dompdf library to convert html in pdf (library license incompatible with Magento, so it cannot be in core!)
What do you think of that?

[seansan]

I think the biggest win would be to move to html/css where all the usual
variables are accesible through an object -> from there many formats can be
generated

Many of the modern extension work that way

On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Andrii Kasian notifications@github.202132.xyzwrote:

Maybe better way is remove PDF generation from Magento at all.
I believe that for most customers the print versions of pages are enough.
Rest can use dompdf https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf library to convert
html in pdf (library license incompatible with Magento, so it cannot be in
core!)
What do you think of that?

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[elenleonova]

This discussion reminds me the question that I have asked in twitter some time ago - https://twitter.com/elena_a_leonova/status/449573751550914560
So I know that this issue exists, so update of pdf template engine is on our roadmap. However, it's hard to talk about timing for this improvement. So if community is interested in the contribution in this area, it would be awesome.

[paales]

Another idea: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/

The most ideal way would be that it is possible to use a regular template (build it with XML, use your normal styling, etc.) and convert that to PDF. No more troubles while changing a PDF.

And related: Have the invoice be fully compatible with EU regulations (for example: http://www.expatax.nl/regulationsinvoice.php).