In my customization layer I set the draft mode to yes by default and only when a final build is run do I turn draft off.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Ron Catterall <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, draft mode should be an option you request, not the default. Set > draft.mode parameter to 'no' by default and then if the user decides he > wants draft mode, he will ask for it and the draft page masters will be > loaded. > I wonder how many people actually use draft mode. > > > On 9/20/10 3:44 AM, Bob Stayton wrote: > >> The stylesheet parameter draft.mode's default value has been set to >> 'maybe' for quite awhile. That kind of worked, because the url for the >> draft.watermark.image was a URL. Users requested that it not be a URL, >> because it created problems for offline people, and delayed processing >> to fetch it over the internet. It required either changing the value or >> using a catalog to redirect the URL to a local location. >> >> In version 1.76.0, we changed the draft.watermark.image to a local value >> like other docbook images. However, when FOP creates the draft >> page-masters, it tries (and generally fails) to load that image, even if >> the draft page-masters are not used. I don't think that is correct >> behavior, as it should only try to open that image if it is going to be >> used. >> >> So I'm asking the mailing list if we should change the default value of >> the draft.mode param to 'no', so that the draft page-masters are not >> even used. Personally, I think setting it to 'no' by default is a good >> thing. If you want to use draft pages, then set the url to the watermark >> image and turn on the feature. >> >> Bob Stayton >> Sagehill Enterprises >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> > -- > Ron Catterall Ph.D. D.Sc. > [email protected] > http://catterall.net > > -- Joy Andree Software Developer II ANSYS, Inc. 275 Technology Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317 Tel: 724-514-2944
