[TYPO3-dev] Need help with a new extension (ste_invoice)

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi,

"Sacha Ligthert" <sacha at ligthert.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1681.1195769372.14020.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Hi list,
>
> I am not sure I am posting this to the right list. If this isn't the case, 
> to which mailing list should I post my questions?
>
> This is the first time I release a Typo3 extension and an Open Source 
> project. So if I seem like a n00b, it has its reasons.
>
> I've made an extension for sending and managing invoices with the Typo3 
> backend. Its conveniently called 'Invoice' and can be found in the TER 
> with the key 'ste_invoice'. The most recent version is 0.7.6 
> http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/view/ste_invoice/0.7.6/. A version 
> which I deem somewhat stable enough to use in production use, but due to 
> its unclean source I haven't given it beta status yet for that reason.
>
> But I have a few questions/problems concerning the development I wish to 
> straighten out before I continue development.
>
> * Currently all code displayed in the backend are hardcoded HTML tags. Is 
> there some sort of templating engine I could use. FE extensions have the 
> provisions to do so, but I haven't found anything similar. Does Typo3 or 
> any extension offer such functionality for the backend?

there is no standard template-engine in BE - this is indeed a missing part. 
So make your own or use hardcoded html.

> * The size is rather enormous due to the inclusion of html2ps for creating 
> PDFs. Can anybody advise me on which Typo3 extension for generating PDFs I 
> can use?

use fpdf - there is a extension for inclusion.

> * I also need a replacement for the class that providers mail support. Is 
> there any extension that can deliver such functionality?

there is mailfunction in t3lib_div for plain mailand a class for htmlmail in 
t3lib

vg  Steffen