Reference column on invoice needs to be wider

[CoffeeGuy]

See how  this looks? I need the reference column wider. How do I do that?

 

[toplakd]

/classes/pdf/HTMLTemplateInvoice.php

after line 388

[CoffeeGuy]

4 hours ago, toplakd said:

/classes/pdf/HTMLTemplateInvoice.php

after line 388

I LOVE YOU!

IT WORKED! THANKS!!

[datakick]

Also, remember not to modify core files, you would loose your modification during update. Instead, create override for this computeLayout method.

[CoffeeGuy]

Not exactly sure what that means. What update are you talking about?  Don't know how to create an override or even what that is, too. Hm...  I just altered that file, isn't that good enough?

[datakick]

11 hours ago, CoffeeGuy said:

Not exactly sure what that means. What update are you talking about?  Don't know how to create an override or even what that is, too. Hm...  I just altered that file, isn't that good enough?

You have changed thirty bees core php file. This modification will be lost when you update your store to new version in the future.

Core updater will warn you that there are some local changes, and that they will be overwritten during update:

classes/pdf/HTMLTemplateInvoice.php modified

In the future you will not remember what changes you made. 

The solution for this problem is to use overrides. It's technical process, but not that hard

1) create file (if it not exists yet) in /override/ directory with the same path as the file you want to override, in this case /override/classes/pdf/HTMLTemplateInvoice.php 

If the file already exists, go to step #3.

Initial content of the file should look like this:

<?php

class HTMLTemplateInvoice extends HTMLTemplateInvoiceCore
{
}

2) delete file /cache/class_index.php -- this will force thirty bees to reindex overrides, and it will start using the newly created one

3) copy entire function from original class to override. Override should now look something like this:

class HTMLTemplateInvoice extends HTMLTemplateInvoiceCore
{
    protected function computeLayout($params)
    {
        $layout = [
            'reference'           => ['width' => 15],
            'product'             => ['width' => 40],
            'quantity'            => ['width' => 8],
            'tax_code'            => ['width' => 12],
            'unit_price_tax_excl' => ['width' => 0],
            'total_tax_excl'      => ['width' => 0],
        ];

        if (isset($params['has_discount']) && $params['has_discount']) {
            $layout['before_discount'] = ['width' => 0];
            $layout['product']['width'] -= 7;
            $layout['reference']['width'] -= 3;
        }

        $totalWidth = 0;
        $freeColumnsCount = 0;
        foreach ($layout as $data) {
            if ($data['width'] === 0) {
                ++$freeColumnsCount;
            }

            $totalWidth += $data['width'];
        }

        $delta = 100 - $totalWidth;

        foreach ($layout as $row => $data) {
            if ($data['width'] === 0) {
                $layout[$row]['width'] = $delta / $freeColumnsCount;
            }
        }

        $layout['_colCount'] = count($layout);

        return $layout;
    }



}

4) now you can modify your override to match your needs.

And that's it. It's a little bit more work, but makes your life easier in a long run. 

[CoffeeGuy]

THANK YOU BOTH!!! I'll be sure to do that! Impressive!