On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 15:40 +1100, David Crossley wrote: > Thorsten Scherler wrote: > > Hello guys, > > > > I have a question about Adobe Indesign license. > > > > Would it be ok to partly reverse engineer the inx - format for us within > > a plugin? > > > > I am not talking about the whole format. I am talking about some > > attributes and storing habits of values. > > I think we need more information to see what the issues might be. > Would you provide a URL to any license info. And is there an example > of what you are trying to create.
http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/pdfs/cs_combined.pdf <crec IGeo="x_19_l_1_l_4_l_2_d_c059828d~80000000_d_c0598306~40000000_l_2_d_c059828d~80000000_d_40598306~0_l_2_d_40740528~20000000_d_40598306~0_l_2_d_40740528~20000000_d_c0598306~40000000_b_f_d_c059828d~80000000_d_c0598306~40000000_d_40740528~20000000_d_40598306~0_d_3ff00000~0_d_80000000~0_d_80000000~0_d_3ff00000~0_d_80000000~0_d_80000000~0" cntt="e_grpt" Xaxn="ro_di1i2i103" xpBm="e_norm" xpBo="d_40590000~0" xpBk="b_f" xpBi="b_f" xpSm="e_none" xpSb="e_xpMb" xpSx="d_401c0000~0" xpSy="d_401c0000~0" xpSr="d_40140000~0" xpSc="o_u8" xpSo="d_4052c000~0" xpVm="e_none" xpVw="d_40220000~0" xpVc="e_xpCc" txwr="ro_u4d79ctxw1" ovrp="ro_n" STof="ro_n" pLDs="e_Dflt" flcl="o_u8" filt="d_40280000~0" ovpr="b_f" lnwt="u_0~0" mitr="d_40100000~0" endc="e_bcap" endj="e_mjon" stty="o_di5a29" llen="e_none" rlen="e_none" lncl="o_ub" lint="d_40590000~0" pcef="e_none" pcrd="d_40280000~0" pgst="x_2_u_0~0_u_0~0" pgfl="u_0~0" pgfa="d_0~0" pgss="x_2_u_0~0_u_0~0" pgsl="u_0~0" pgsa="d_0~0" pilr="o_u6c" gapC="o_uc" gapT="d_40590000~0" strA="e_stAC" nopr="b_f" plck="b_f" ptag="c_" Self="rc_u4d79"> <ctxw txwt="e_none" ptwi="e_none" ptwv="b_f" IGeo="x_5_l_0_d_0~0_d_0~0_d_0~0_d_0~0" pcos="ro_u4d79ctxw1ccos1" Self="rc_u4d79ctxw1"> <ccos ptns="r0_" acpn="r0_" pcot="0_" iied="0_" pcnm="0_" Self="rc_u4d79ctxw1ccos1"/> </ctxw> </crec> This is an tag for a box. IGeo="x_19_l_1_l_4_l_2_d_c059828d~80000000_d_c0598306~40000000_l_2_d_c059828d~80000000_d_40598306~0_l_2_d_40740528~20000000_d_40598306~0_l_2_d_40740528~20000000_d_c0598306~40000000_b_f_d_c059828d~80000000_d_c0598306~40000000_d_40740528~20000000_d_40598306~0_d_3ff00000~0_d_80000000~0_d_80000000~0_d_3ff00000~0_d_80000000~0_d_80000000~0" This tag contains all geographic informations about the box. I have written a class that can e.g. move the box 2 mm to the left. This will result in other @IGeo. What I am doing is e.g. using the above tag and alter the @IGeo to move the box 2 mm. > > > The idea would be to have inx-templates (export format of an indesign > > file *.indd) and change some properties and add content. You would need > > Indesign installed to create templates, trying to say it can be from > > interest for Adobe if we would create such a plugin. > > More details please about the outputs and inputs. > Which part does Forret handle? > > Are their formats published? > What do you mean? The is NO documentation about the format. > > I found out that e.g. a box has a corresponding <crec/> tag. This tag > > has an @IGeo="value". I further found out that this @IGeo values store > > information in a certain way about "geographic" information like > > position et all.. > > > > Would it be ok if I develop a plugin in forrest this way. > > Don't know yet. > > > Should I > > contact Adobe and ask whether we from Apache Forrest can do that? > > Not necessary at this stage. If we cannot answer it at forrest-dev > then take it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ok > --David Muchas gracias. salu2 -- thorsten "Together we stand, divided we fall!" Hey you (Pink Floyd)
