B4a Pdf Site
The library comes with a basic example, but advanced use cases (e.g., embedding custom fonts, handling Unicode perfectly) require experimentation or forum digging. The B4X community is helpful, but the docs could be more thorough.
There is no built-in table engine, auto-flow columns, or header/footer templates. You have to calculate X/Y positions manually. For complex, data-heavy documents (e.g., multi-column catalogs), your B4A code becomes verbose.
Unlike embedding a full web view or using heavy reporting engines, B4A PDF is lean. It generates documents directly, with minimal memory overhead. On a mid-range device, creating a 10-page report with text, lines, and bitmaps takes under a second.