I'm new to using Python and currently using borb pdf package to create pdf documents. I am trying to build a table of contents page with page numbers that links to the designated page. Here is what my current code looks like:
doc = Document()
toc_page = Page(*self.page_size)
doc.add_page(toc_page)
layout = SingleColumnLayoutWithOverflow(toc_page)
layout.vertical_margin = Decimal(0)
layout.horizontal_margin = Decimal(0)
toc_table = FixedColumnWidthTable(
number_of_columns=2,
number_of_rows=self.toc_row_count,
column_widths=[Decimal(3), Decimal(1)],
)
section_index = 1
for section_title, value in self.toc_sections.items():
page_number = value.get('page_number')
# Add section title
toc_table.add(
TableCell(
Paragraph(
f'Section {section_index}: {section_title}',
font_size=Decimal(11),
padding_top=Decimal(5),
padding_bottom=Decimal(5)
)
)
)
# Add page number
page_num_p = Paragraph(
f'{int(page_number)}',
font_size=Decimal(11),
text_alignment=Alignment.RIGHT,
horizontal_alignment=Alignment.RIGHT,
padding_top=Decimal(5),
padding_bottom=Decimal(5)
)
toc_table.add(TableCell(page_num_p))
section_index += 1
toc_table.no_borders()
layout.add(toc_table)
I tried adding the link annotation into the toc_table layout element but it's giving me an error about 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_x':
toc_page_num_cell = TableCell(page_num_p)
toc_table.add(toc_page_num_cell)
toc_table.add(LinkAnnotation(
toc_page_num_cell.get_previous_layout_box(),
page=Decimal(page_number),
destination_type=DestinationType.X_Y_Z,
top=Decimal(0),
left=Decimal(0),
zoom=Decimal(1)
))
disclaimer: I am the author of
borbCan you try accessing the
LayoutElementinside theTableCell?That might work. It's a private property as
_layout_element.