Re: http://groups.google.com/group/prawn-ruby/browse_thread/thread/8cb717507743e065

table-test.rb

require 'prawn'
require 'prawn/layout'

Prawn::Document.generate("table-test.pdf") do
  headers = ["Course", "Grade", "Comments"]
  data = [["Home Room", "A+", "Great work!"],
    ["Home Room", "A+", "Great work!"],
    ["Home Room", "A+", "Great work!"],
    ["Home Room", "A+", "Great work!"],
    ["Home Room", "A+", "Great work!"]]
  
  def make_table(headers, data)
    table(
      data,
      :headers => headers,
      :font_size => 8,
      :border_style => :grid,
      :border_width => 0.5,
      :width => bounds.width)
  end
  
  text "Report for all students"
  
  bounding_box( # Main bounding box for the boxes
    [bounds.left, bounds.height - 20], 
    :width => bounds.width, 
    :height => bounds.height - 20) do
      
    bounding_box(
      bounds.top_left, 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end

    bounding_box(
      [bounds.left + bounds.width / 2, bounds.top], 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end

    bounding_box(
      [bounds.left, bounds.top - bounds.height / 3], 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end

    bounding_box(
      [bounds.left + bounds.width / 2, bounds.top - bounds.height / 3], 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end

    bounding_box(
      [bounds.left, bounds.height / 3], 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end

    bounding_box(
      [bounds.left + bounds.width / 2, bounds.bottom + bounds.height / 3], 
      :width => bounds.width / 2, 
      :height => bounds.height / 3) do

      #stroke_bounds

      padded_box(10) do
        text "Student Name"
        make_table(headers,data)
      end
    end
  end
end