Patch from eric342 partial fixing:

http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/13066.aspx

src/AddIns/Misc/Reports/ICSharpCode.Reports.Core/Project/DataManager/ListStrategy/BaseListStrategy.cs

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core {
 			IndexList childList = null;
 			foreach (BaseComparer element in list)
 			{
-				string v = element.ObjectArray[0].ToString();
-				if (compVal != v) {
+				string groupValue = element.ObjectArray[0].ToString();
+				if (compVal != groupValue) {
 					childList = new IndexList();
 					GroupComparer gc = CreateGroupHeader(element);
 					gc.IndexList = childList;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core {
 				} else {
 					CreateGroupedChildren(childList,element);
 				}
-				compVal = v;
+				compVal = groupValue;
 			}
 			//ShowIndexList(IndexList);
 		}

src/AddIns/Misc/Reports/ICSharpCode.Reports.Core/Project/Exporter/BasePager.cs

@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 		
 		
 		#region Converters
-		
+
 		protected ExporterCollection ConvertSection (BaseSection section,int dataRow)
 		{
 			FireSectionRenderEvent (section ,dataRow);
 			PrintHelper.AdjustParent(section,section.Items);
-			
+			PrintHelper.AdjustSectionLocation(section);
 			var convertedSection = new ExporterCollection();
 			Offset = new Point(section.Location.X,section.SectionOffset);
 			
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 				
 				BaseReportItem oldItem = section.Items[0];
 				
-				int gap = 0;
-
+				int gap = oldItem.Location.Y;
 				foreach (BaseReportItem item in section.Items)
 				{
 					
@@ -107,20 +106,95 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 					{
 						EvaluationHelper.EvaluateReportItems(evaluator,simpleContainer.Items);
 
-//						
-						Offset  = new Point(Offset.X,Offset.Y + item.Size.Height + gap);
 						var layouter = (ILayouter)ServiceContainer.GetService(typeof(ILayouter));
 						LayoutHelper.SetLayoutForRow(Graphics,layouter, simpleContainer);
-						/*
-					ExporterCollection xx = new ExporterCollection();
-						var pp = BaseConverter.ConvertContainer(xx,simpleContainer,Offset.X,Offset);
 						
-						*/
-						ExportContainer exportContainer = ExportHelper.ConvertToContainer(simpleContainer,Offset);
+						Offset = BaseConverter.ConvertContainer(convertedSection,simpleContainer,Offset.X,Offset);
+						Offset = new Point(Offset.X,Offset.Y + gap);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						Offset = new Point(Offset.X,Offset.Y  + gap);
+						var converteditem = ExportHelper.ConvertLineItem(item,Offset);
+						convertedSection.Add(converteditem);
+					}
+					oldItem = item;
+				}
+			}
+			return convertedSection;
+		}
+		
+/*		
+		
+//			protected ExporterCollection ConvertSection (BaseSection section,int dataRow)
+		private ExporterCollection bbConvertSection (BaseSection section,int dataRow)
+		{
+			FireSectionRenderEvent (section ,dataRow);
+			PrintHelper.AdjustParent(section,section.Items);
+			
+			var convertedSection = new ExporterCollection();
+			Offset = new Point(section.Location.X,section.SectionOffset);
+			
+			if (section.Items.Count > 0) {
+				section.Items.SortByLocation();
+
+				IExpressionEvaluatorFacade evaluator = EvaluationHelper.CreateEvaluator(this.SinglePage,this.SinglePage.IDataNavigator);
+				var layouter = (ILayouter)ServiceContainer.GetService(typeof(ILayouter));
+				Console.WriteLine("start sec size {0}",section.Size);
+				Rectangle desiredRectangle = LayoutHelper.CalculateSectionLayout(this.Graphics,section);
+				LayoutHelper.FixSectionLayout(desiredRectangle,section);
+				Console.WriteLine("after sectionlayout  sec size {0}",section.Size);
+	
+	Console.WriteLine(section.Name);
+	BaseReportItem oi = section.Items[0];
+	var rr = oi.Location.Y;
+	
+foreach (var element in section.Items)
+{
+	if (oi != element) {
+		rr = CalculateGap(oi,element);
+	}
+	Console.WriteLine(rr);
+	oi = element;
+}			
+	
+	
+	
+				BaseReportItem oldItem = section.Items[0];
+				int gap = oldItem.Location.Y;
+				foreach (BaseReportItem item in section.Items)
+				{
+					ISimpleContainer simpleContainer = item as ISimpleContainer;
+					gap = CalculateGap (oldItem,item);
+
+					if (simpleContainer != null)
+					{
+						EvaluationHelper.EvaluateReportItems(evaluator,simpleContainer.Items);
+					
+						Offset  = new Point(Offset.X,Offset.Y + item.Size.Height + gap);
+//						var layouter = (ILayouter)ServiceContainer.GetService(typeof(ILayouter));
+						LayoutHelper.SetLayoutForRow(Graphics,layouter, simpleContainer);
+					
+//						Console.WriteLine("offset start {0}",Offset);
+						
+						http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4270541/how-can-i-determine-if-one-rectangle-is-completely-contained-within-another
 						
+						Rectangle r2 = new Rectangle(0,0,section.Size.Width,section.Size.Height);
+//						Rectangle r2 = new Rectangle(section.Location,section.Size);
+						Rectangle ro = new Rectangle(simpleContainer.Location,simpleContainer.Size);
+						Console.WriteLine (r2.Contains(ro));
+						Rectangle r3 = Rectangle.Union(r2,ro);
+						Rectangle r4 = Rectangle.Union(ro,r2);
+						ro.Intersect(r2);
+						if (!r2.Contains(ro)) {
+							/*section.Size = new Size (section.Size.Width,r3.Size.Height);	
+						}
+						
+						
+						ExportContainer exportContainer = ExportHelper.ConvertToContainer(simpleContainer,Offset);
+//						Offset  = new Point(Offset.X,Offset.Y + item.Size.Height + gap);
 						ExporterCollection exporterCollection = ExportHelper.ConvertPlainCollection(simpleContainer.Items,exportContainer.StyleDecorator.Location);
 						exportContainer.Items.AddRange(exporterCollection);
-						
 						convertedSection.Add(exportContainer);
 						
 					}
@@ -133,9 +207,10 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 					oldItem = item;
 				}
 			}
+			Console.WriteLine("bbbb sec size {0} new size {1}",section.Size, new Size(section.Size.Width,Offset.Y));
 			return convertedSection;
 		}
-		
+		*/
 		
 		int CalculateGap(BaseReportItem oldItem, BaseReportItem item)
 		{
@@ -228,7 +303,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 				}
 				ExportText et = be as ExportText;
 				
-				if (et != null) {
+				if ((et != null) && (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(et.Text))) {
 					if (et.Text.StartsWith("=",StringComparison.InvariantCulture)) {
 						et.Text = evaluatorFassade.Evaluate(et.Text);
 					}

src/AddIns/Misc/Reports/ICSharpCode.Reports.Core/Project/Exporter/DataPageBuilder.cs

@@ -65,18 +65,11 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 		protected override void BuildReportHeader ()
 		{
 			if ((base.Pages.Count == 0) && (base.ReportModel.ReportHeader.Items.Count > 0)) {
-				
 				var s = base.ReportModel.ReportHeader;
-				Console.WriteLine("name <{0}>",s.Name);
-				Console.WriteLine("start section size {0} sectionoffset {1} offset {2}",s.Size,s.SectionOffset,base.Offset);
 				base.ReportModel.ReportHeader.SectionOffset = base.SinglePage.SectionBounds.ReportHeaderRectangle.Top;
 				ExporterCollection convertedList =  base.ConvertSection (base.ReportModel.ReportHeader,this.dataNavigator.CurrentRow);
-				
 				base.SectionBounds.MeasurePageHeader(base.ReportModel.ReportHeader);
-				
 				base.SinglePage.Items.AddRange(convertedList);
-//				Console.WriteLine("end section size {0} sectionoffset {1} offset {2}",s.Size,s.SectionOffset,base.Offset);
-//				Console.WriteLine();
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -91,17 +84,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Reports.Core.Exporter
 			
 			base.SectionBounds.MeasurePageHeader(base.ReportModel.PageHeader);
 			
-//			Console.WriteLine("section after adjustparent {0} new size {1}",base.ReportModel.PageHeader.SectionOffset,ss);
-			
 			ExporterCollection convertedList =  base.ConvertSection (base.ReportModel.PageHeader,this.dataNavigator.CurrentRow);
-			
-			Console.WriteLine("end section size {0} sectionoffset {1} offset {2}",s.Size,s.SectionOffset,base.Offset);
+			base.SinglePage.Items.AddRange(convertedList);
 			
 			base.SectionBounds.MeasurePageHeader(base.ReportModel.PageHeader);
 			
-			base.SinglePage.Items.AddRange(convertedList);
-			
 			Console.WriteLine("aft-section size {0} sectionoffset {1} offset {2}",s.Size,s.SectionOffset,base.Offset);
+			Console.WriteLine("Pageheader {0} - Detailstart {0}",SectionBounds.PageHeaderRectangle,SectionBounds.DetailStart);
 			Console.WriteLine();
 		}