NAME

       Lire::ReportParser::LaTeXWriter - Lire::ReportParser processor that formats the report in
       LaTeX

SYNOPSIS

           use Lire::ReportParser::LaTeXWriter;
           use Lire::ReportParser::ReportBuilder;
           my $writer = new Lire::ReportParser::LaTeXWriter(),
        );

           my $parser = new Lire::ReportParser::ReportBuilder();
           my $report = $parser->parsefile( 'report.xml' );
           $parser->write_report( $report, 'report.pdf', 'pdf',
                                  'preamble' => 'myfont.tex' );

DESCRIPTION

       This is a Lire::ReportParser processor which will format the XML report into PDF, PS or
       DVI format using LaTeX as intermediary format.

METHODS

   new()
       Returns an new LaTeXWriter.

   write_report( $report, $outputfile, $format, [ $preamble ] )
       This will write the report Lire::Report in $outputfile in $format output format.

       outputfile
           This manadatory parameter specifies the file where the file will be written.

       format
           This mandatory parameter may be one of 'pdf', 'ps', 'dvi' or 'latex'.

       preamble
           This optional parameter can be used to specify a file that will be included in the
           LaTeX preamble. It can be use to change the fonts for example.

SEE ALSO

       Lire::ReportParser::LaTeXDocBookFormatter(3pm) Lire::OutputFormat(3pm)
       Lire::OutputFormats::LaTeX(3pm)

VERSION

       $Id: LaTeXWriter.pm,v 1.17 2006/07/29 17:57:34 vanbaal Exp $

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

       This file is part of Lire.

       Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
       the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program
       (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

AUTHOR

       Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>