On 10/11/2010 3:28 PM, Thilo Goetz wrote: > On 10/11/2010 21:25, Jörn Kottmann wrote: >> Adding paperType configuration parameter to the docbook >> parent pom inside the configuration section for the pdf >> changes the paper format. >> >> For example: >> <paperType>A4</paperType> >> >> Whats the correct place to set this parameter ? >> Changing the parent docbook pom is a little unhandy, >> because then all the docbooks depending on it >> must be changed to the correct version of the parent >> docbook pom. > > I wrote this a few years ago. I do not know if this still > works
It no longer works - it depended on our custom ant scripts. These used a file, default.docbook.properties, to read and set up ant properties, following ant property override rules/conventions. Later, the value of paper.type (ant property) was used as a parameter in the invocation of the saxon XSLT processor. -Marshall > , nor do I know why it vanished from the page. > > + <subsection name="Creating A4-size PDF documentation" > id="building.docbooks.a4"> > + <p>If you don't live in the US, you may wish to create your PDF > documentation in a different > + format, e.g., A4. To do this, edit the file > + <code>uima-docbook-tool/properties/default.docbook.properties</code>. It > contains a line > + </p> > + <p> > + <code>paper.type = Letter</code> > + </p> > + <p>Change this setting to <code>A4</code> and rebuild the documentation. > Note: if you've previously > + built the documentation, you need to run <code>ant clean</code> first, as > the build doesn't pick > + up on this change automatically. > + </p> > + > + </subsection> > > >> >> Jörn >> >> On 10/11/10 8:42 PM, Jörn Kottmann wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> does someone remember how the pdf docbook can be >>> generated in A4 or even A3 or A5 for testing ? >>> It used to be explained on the website, but >>> it somehow changed with the new build process >>> and the documentation wasn't updated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Jörn >> > > >
