05/26 Fix exported PDF form layout broken 3

app/utils/pdf_export.py

@@ -396,63 +396,38 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
             story.append(HRFlowable(width='100%', thickness=0.75,
                                      color=C_BORDER, spaceAfter=4))
 
-        # Build one Table row with cells sized by colSpan.
+        # Build a fixed 12-column table for this grid row.
-        # Fields with no value are skipped unless they are text/textarea/label —
+        # Each of the 12 grid columns gets exactly UNIT width.
-        # those always appear so free-text notes are never suppressed.
+        # Fields occupy their designated columns via SPAN directives —
-        # current_col tracks horizontal position (1-based) so gaps between fields
+        # this is the ReportLab equivalent of CSS grid-column.
-        # are filled with invisible placeholder cells that preserve column alignment.
+        # Unanswered fields are simply left as empty cells; no placeholder
-        cells       = []
+        # bookkeeping is needed because the table always has all 12 columns.
-        col_widths  = []
+        NCOLS    = _GRID_COLS   # 12
+        cells_12 = [Paragraph('', STYLES['FieldValue']) for _ in range(NCOLS)]
+        spans    = []           # SPAN TableStyle directives
         has_content = False
-        current_col = 1
-
-        # Returns True if the field should be hidden from the PDF.
-        def _skip(ftype, val):
-            if ftype == 'rating':
-                return not str(val).isdigit() or int(val) == 0
-            if ftype == 'image':
-                img_path = os.path.join(static_folder, val) if val else ''
-                return not val or not os.path.exists(img_path)
-            if ftype == 'signature':
-                return not val or not str(val).startswith('data:')
-            if ftype == 'checkbox':
-                # stored as 'true'/'false' by _collect_form_responses
-                return val not in ('yes', 'true')
-            if ftype == 'pass_fail':
-                return not val
-            if ftype == 'checkbox_group':
-                return not val or not isinstance(val, list) or len(val) == 0
-            if ftype == 'table':
-                return not val or not isinstance(val, list) or len(val) == 0
-            # All remaining input types (text, textarea, number, date,
-            # email, radio, select, and any future types)
-            return not val
 
         for field in fields_in_row:
             ftype    = field.get('type', '')
-            col      = field.get('col', current_col)
+            col      = max(1, int(field.get('col',     1)))   # 1-indexed
-            col_span = field.get('colSpan', 1)
+            col_span = max(1, int(field.get('colSpan', 1)))
+            ci       = col - 1                                 # 0-indexed start
+            ci_end   = min(ci + col_span - 1, NCOLS - 1)      # 0-indexed end
             cell_w   = UNIT * col_span
 
-            # Fill horizontal gap before this field with an invisible spacer
+            if col_span > 1:
-            if col > current_col:
+                spans.append(('SPAN', (ci, 0), (ci_end, 0)))
-                gap_w = UNIT * (col - current_col)
-                cells.append(Paragraph('', STYLES['FieldValue']))
-                col_widths.append(gap_w)
-            current_col = col + col_span
 
             # ── Inline label (free-standing text element) ─────────────────────
             if ftype == 'label':
                 fs_map = {'small': 8, 'normal': 9, 'large': 11, 'x-large': 13}
                 fs = fs_map.get(field.get('font_size', 'normal'), 9)
                 fw = 'Helvetica-Bold' if field.get('font_weight') == 'bold' else 'Helvetica'
-                p = Paragraph(
+                cells_12[ci] = Paragraph(
                     field.get('text_content', ''),
                     ParagraphStyle('li', fontName=fw, fontSize=fs,
                                    textColor=C_DARK, leading=fs + 3),
                 )
-                cells.append(p)
-                col_widths.append(cell_w)
                 has_content = True
                 continue
 
@@ -460,20 +435,31 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
             val = form_data.get(fid, '')
             lbl = field.get('label', '')
 
-            # ── Skip fields with no meaningful value ──────────────────────────
+            # ── Skip fields with no meaningful value — leave cell empty ────────
+            def _skip(ft, v):
+                if ft == 'rating':
+                    return not str(v).isdigit() or int(v) == 0
+                if ft == 'image':
+                    ip = os.path.join(static_folder, v) if v else ''
+                    return not v or not os.path.exists(ip)
+                if ft == 'signature':
+                    return not v or not str(v).startswith('data:')
+                if ft == 'checkbox':
+                    return v not in ('yes', 'true')
+                if ft == 'pass_fail':
+                    return not v
+                if ft in ('checkbox_group', 'table'):
+                    return not v or not isinstance(v, list) or len(v) == 0
+                return not v
+
             if _skip(ftype, val):
-                # Keep a placeholder so subsequent fields stay in column position
+                continue   # cell stays empty; SPAN ensures correct column width
-                cells.append(Paragraph('', STYLES['FieldValue']))
-                col_widths.append(cell_w)
-                continue
 
             lbl_p = Paragraph(lbl, STYLES['FieldLabel'])
 
             # ── Value content ────────────────────────────────────────────────
             if ftype == 'rating':
                 score_int = int(val)
-                # Use ★ for both filled and unfilled — ☆ is unsupported in
-                # Helvetica and renders as a solid box. Grey colour for unfilled.
                 filled_stars = '<font color="#f59e0b">' + ('★' * score_int) + '</font>'
                 empty_stars  = ('<font color="#d1d5db">' + ('★' * (5 - score_int)) + '</font>'
                                if score_int < 5 else '')
@@ -482,13 +468,8 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
                     'rv', fontName='Helvetica', fontSize=9, leading=12))
 
             elif ftype == 'image':
-                # File existence already verified in the skip gate above
                 img_path = os.path.join(static_folder, val)
                 try:
-                    # Attempt to compress the image before embedding.
-                    # _compress_image() resizes to _IMG_MAX_PX and re-encodes
-                    # as JPEG at _IMG_JPEG_QUALITY — typically 85–95% smaller
-                    # than the original phone photo.
                     compressed = _compress_image(img_path)
                     img_src = compressed if compressed is not None else img_path
                     val_p = RLImage(img_src,
@@ -496,10 +477,7 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
                                     height=1.0 * inch,
                                     kind='proportional')
                 except Exception:
-                    # Could not load image — insert placeholder to preserve column position
+                    continue   # leave cell empty
-                    cells.append(Paragraph('', STYLES['FieldValue']))
-                    col_widths.append(cell_w)
-                    continue
 
             elif ftype == 'signature':
                 val_p = Paragraph('[Signature captured]', STYLES['FieldValue'])
@@ -535,7 +513,6 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
                 ]))
 
             else:
-                # text, textarea, number, date, email, radio, select
                 disp  = str(val) if val else ''
                 val_p = Paragraph(disp, STYLES['FieldValue'])
 
@@ -553,22 +530,23 @@ def _form_fields_section(form_fields, form_data, static_folder):
                 ('BACKGROUND',   (0, 1), (0, 1),   colors.HexColor('#f8fafc')),
             ]))
 
-            cells.append(box)
+            cells_12[ci] = box
-            col_widths.append(cell_w)
             has_content  = True
 
         # Skip the entire row if no field had meaningful content
         if not has_content:
             continue
 
-        row_tbl = Table([cells], colWidths=col_widths, hAlign='LEFT')
+        row_tbl = Table([cells_12], colWidths=[UNIT] * NCOLS, hAlign='LEFT')
-        row_tbl.setStyle(TableStyle([
+        row_tbl.setStyle(TableStyle(
+            [
                 ('VALIGN',       (0, 0), (-1, -1), 'TOP'),
                 ('LEFTPADDING',  (0, 0), (-1, -1), 2),
                 ('RIGHTPADDING', (0, 0), (-1, -1), 2),
                 ('TOPPADDING',   (0, 0), (-1, -1), 2),
                 ('BOTTOMPADDING',(0, 0), (-1, -1), 2),
-        ]))
+            ] + spans
+        ))
         story.append(row_tbl)
 
     return story