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[0 votes] Solution #1: Generate Excel File
Generate an excel file somehow from the stats tool. I'm not exactly sure how you would do this but there must be a way I imagine?

[0 votes] Solution #2: Generate a PDF
I think (certainly from my knowledge) it might be easier to generate a PDF. Maybe we could use FPDF (http://www.fpdf.org/) again, as I know both myself and David have both had a play around with this.

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Thanks to Duncan at dhodgson87@googlemail.com for taking this on.

[0 votes] Solution #1: mobile stylesheet detector and switch
A stylesheet that loads when a mobile device is detected.

A button on plings.net to also allow people to switch to the mobile style



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The data's there, so this is a task of selecting, formatting and sending to an appropriate print service/printer!

The API can probably narrow the selections, but then a user may want to custom select from that subset.



[2 votes] Solution #1: The Plings Print Selecta!
UPDATE DavidC dhodgson is working on the 'Plings Selecta' - which partly addresses this solution and others below. There is still work to be done tho. See: http://selecta.elasticeye.org.uk

Original Post
Could be a stand alone app, or a 'plugin'

Provide a list of plings to select from (may be using check boxes)

Perhaps have options to group, order

Provide theme options

Produce a print preview

Possibly look at integration with print service API's such as moo.com

Could be better I suspect!

[1 votes] Solution #2: Working with the Tabbloid.com API
One solution to implement would be creating some examples and templates via the Tabbloid API. This could take some data from a Plings feed and format it for use and printing.

The trick would be to then look at how this can be accessed by all

[0 votes] Solution #4: Apache Cocoon
It's been suggested to me that:
http://cocoon.apache.org/

might be the solution to the data to paper part of this.

As I understand it Apache Cocoon uses Apache FOP as a module to print to PDF. Coccon itself is a web interface that can manipulate data sent to it (in various formats), and output it various formats.

Anyone had any experience with it?



[0 votes] Solution #5: Printing from iCal Feeds
Given we're looking to print date-based information in most cases - we may find it useful to look for code geared up to formatting iCal feeds and then using that...

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