[mwlib] Suggestions... double Sided Printing... hyperlinkStyle...

[pg]

Hi Volker, *1* Regarding the property issue... Is there anything in the python language similar to the Property class available in java ? This is very simple to use (in java), and would do the job easily... *2* Regarding the 3rd problem (the 'mediawiki vars'). I had to introduce some code in magics.py (around line 225): # this file is part of /usr/lib/python2.5/site_packages/mwlib..../mwlib/rl/templ/magics.py # 8 lines inserted by PGE - see also LocalSettings.php     @noarg     def XMOD(self): return 'M3M'     @noarg     def XVER(self): return '0.9.1'     @noarg     def XDB(self): return 'Rescope'     @noarg     def XETAT(self): return 'Resom' # (240 lines after) I guess It would be possible - and better - to transfer this code in customconfig.py, isn't it ? And if it is possible, then it would also make sense to use some specific format in a property file. Hence my suggestion to have them called {{XMOD}}, {{XVER}},... in this same config file, as in the mediawiki edition *3* More suggestion. Since some people (like me) would like to take adavantage of double sided printing, it should be convenient to have additional vars defined in customconfig.py. For instance, I would like to write:     oddLeftExtraMargin=0.8 * cm     evenRightExtraMargin=0.8*cm And of course the PDF writing engine should use them... :-) *4* More suggestion. In pdfstyles.py and in customconfig.py, numerous writing styles are defined, but NOT a writing style for the internal references (mediawiki hyperlinks). I would like to customize that, because now they are not enough highlighted in the text. So I suggest to define one more style hyperlinkStyle in these files... :-) :-) *5* If you want to have an idea of my own PDF output, they are visible from... http://m3m.homedns.org/download.fr.html Works, works, more works expected on my writing side... Best regards, Philippe Volker Haas wrote: Hi Philippe, first of all: thanks for your suggestions! We really appreciate any input - ideas, praise and criticism and ideally patches ;) pg wrote: (1) customization through code (customconfig.py) is working, but not friendly. The file location is ugly. Multiple versions exists simultaneously. I suggest to put all customizable vars in a property file. I suggest as location $HOME/.mwlib/rl/properties. I suggest a very simple and readable format (neither JSON nor XML). An empty or absent file implies default values. Regarding the location of the files: If mwlib.rl is installed using easy_install from pypi the location of the files is indeed a little ugly (they solely reside in your python site-packages directory). But if mercurial is used that should be no problem: customization can be done in the directory where mwlib.rl is checked out. That directory does not change even if you upgrade. --> You simply have to edit the config file in the directory where you checked out mwlib.rl. Regarding a different file format for customizations: That is quite a bit of work - I guess we won't be doing that anytime soon. I agree that the pdfstyles.py module could be cleaned up a little: especially the naming of the config variables could be made more consistent. As you suggest below, more configuration options could be added. I created a ticket at http://code.pediapress.com/wiki/ticket/404 where ideas can be collected. (2) customizable vars. I suggest these (besides those already available in customconfig.py) .... (3) mediawiki vars I had to modify the magics.py file to force the visibility of mediawiki added variables (those added in LocalSettings.php with some code). I suggest to put these in the same property files suggested above, with a format familiar to mediawiki writers like {{XMOD}} = M3M {{XYZ}} = Rescope ... I don't really know what we can do in this regard. Best, Volker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mwlib" group. To post to this group, send email to mwlib@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mwlib+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mwlib?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---