When using a custom column field, the field displays correctly in Manager itself as well as in a third party pdf printer program, but when using Manager’s Pdf creation button the column width changes to a huge size and makes the description column very narrow. Makes no difference whether using defa…

It is in the ideas section already, see [image] PDF change in width of unit field View looks all good, normal width [image] But save PDF looks bad, stretches too wide [image]

It is not a bug. It is how the PDF generator incorporated within Manager’s bundle is designed. The program is not WYSIWYG. You will notice none of the column widths is identical between versions.

Yes, you have explained why it’s not working. My question is how to make it work properly as otherwise there is no point in having a custom column on documents feature if there is no way to fix column widths problems when creating a pdf which is usually how the customer sees the document. I would i…

I think you are stretching things to say the feature cannot be used. You can use an external PDF generator via the Print button to get exactly what you see onscreen.

No you can’t, because using external 3rd party PDF generators come with their own different formatting problems and issues which is the reason why I opted to go for Manager’s internal pdf creation functionality. It will not be possible to support dozens of different PDF generator programs which is …

[image] dalacor: It will not be possible to support dozens of different PDF generator programs None need to be supported by Manager. They function directly through your operating system. Every OS I know about either has a built-in print-to-PDF capability or supports 3rd party PDF printer driv…

Thanks. I will have to delete the custom field then. If that idea has been in the ideas category for two years, it is unlikely to be implemented any time soon. I can’t use the custom field on printed documents until this bug has been fixed.

[image] dalacor: I can’t use the custom field on printed documents You keep repeating this, @dalacor . But it isn’t true. You only need to be willing to generate your documents by creating PDFs through the Print button, which you refuse to do. Then you can obtain the layout you see on screen i…

No it is you that is not listening. Yes I can print using a third party generator, but this is not foolproof either. When you use third party generators you get different formatting issues which cannot be resolved either. So I can use a 3rd party generator to fix the custom field width problem but w…

[image] dalacor: Yes I can print using a third party generator, but this is not foolproof either. When you use third party generators you get different formatting issues which cannot be resolved either. So I can use a 3rd party generator to fix the custom field width problem but will end up with…

Yes it is immensely annoying. I like Manager very much, apart from this issue of things being developed - like the custom fields, but not completed properly. The custom fields is a great idea, but useless if using in column format on printed documents. Hopefully this problem will eventually be fix…

Pdf creation bug when using custom column on printed document

Patch December 22, 2020, 12:28am 7

It is in the ideas section already, see

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Column width change on the sales invoices	8	1346	August 11, 2020
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Pdf creation bug when using custom column on printed document

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