RE: Example extension
Thanks Keiron. Look forward to seeing the example.
Can you please announce the commit on this thread for completeness of
the archive?
-Original Message-
From: Keiron Liddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 March 2002 9:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Example extension
Hi,
I will note the type of extension you are considering.
I am going to commit an example extension of a different type to the cvs
trunk. This works in a slightly different way but demonstrates the
concept.
On 2002.03.04 03:00 Adrian Edwards wrote:
Hi Keiron,
Fair question, although it is not so much which classes to modify that
I
am having trouble with, but just the mechanics of constructing and
referencing an extension jar file that I would like to see. Perhaps
it
is my lack of experience with the Apache project, but the current
documentation appears to assume some knowledge that I just do not
have.
I am confident that seeing _any_ example extension at all, regardless
of
its purpose, would clear up my confusion.
There are a number of extensions I am considering, but each of them
shares the common requirement of leveraging PDF functionality
(understandably) not supported by XSL-FO. So the basic model is that
some custom elements in the FO tree need to produce layout objects
that
result in some specific PDF syntax.
I guess the simplest example would be that we would like something
like:
my:script-link
script=app.execMenuItem('AcroSrch:Query');
Search/my:script-link
to result in a text box referencing the following PDF action:
/S /JavaScript /JS (app.execMenuItem(AcroSrch:Query);)
Pretty simple stuff, and I can easily follow the processing of
fo:basic-link to create the code I need, but how do I package that
code
(or any other) so that FOP recognises script-link and processes it
with
my code?
I look forward to your response (and to the new way of doing things
;-)
-Original Message-
From: Keiron Liddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 1 March 2002 8:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Example extension
Hi,
It really depends on what type of extension you want to do.
This is an area that will change and become much easier in the future
(in
theory). Examples and help will be available for the new way of doing
things.
Could you tell us what you want your extension to do so that we have
more
ideas on what type of extensions people are thinking about. Then we
can
work out how they should be handled if possible.
So to answer your question, there are some extensions but it really
depends on what you want to do.
On 2002.03.01 08:33 Adrian Edwards wrote:
Hi fop-dev,
Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be
willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm
talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than the
quite
complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing lists is
quite
frustrating.
We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for
publication
(yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be
great
for beginners.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Example extension
Hi,
I will note the type of extension you are considering.
I am going to commit an example extension of a different type to the cvs
trunk. This works in a slightly different way but demonstrates the concept.
On 2002.03.04 03:00 Adrian Edwards wrote:
Hi Keiron,
Fair question, although it is not so much which classes to modify that I
am having trouble with, but just the mechanics of constructing and
referencing an extension jar file that I would like to see. Perhaps it
is my lack of experience with the Apache project, but the current
documentation appears to assume some knowledge that I just do not have.
I am confident that seeing _any_ example extension at all, regardless of
its purpose, would clear up my confusion.
There are a number of extensions I am considering, but each of them
shares the common requirement of leveraging PDF functionality
(understandably) not supported by XSL-FO. So the basic model is that
some custom elements in the FO tree need to produce layout objects that
result in some specific PDF syntax.
I guess the simplest example would be that we would like something like:
my:script-link
script=app.execMenuItem('AcroSrch:Query');
Search/my:script-link
to result in a text box referencing the following PDF action:
/S /JavaScript /JS (app.execMenuItem(AcroSrch:Query);)
Pretty simple stuff, and I can easily follow the processing of
fo:basic-link to create the code I need, but how do I package that code
(or any other) so that FOP recognises script-link and processes it with
my code?
I look forward to your response (and to the new way of doing things
;-)
-Original Message-
From: Keiron Liddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 1 March 2002 8:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Example extension
Hi,
It really depends on what type of extension you want to do.
This is an area that will change and become much easier in the future
(in
theory). Examples and help will be available for the new way of doing
things.
Could you tell us what you want your extension to do so that we have
more
ideas on what type of extensions people are thinking about. Then we can
work out how they should be handled if possible.
So to answer your question, there are some extensions but it really
depends on what you want to do.
On 2002.03.01 08:33 Adrian Edwards wrote:
Hi fop-dev,
Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be
willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm
talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than the
quite
complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing lists is
quite
frustrating.
We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for publication
(yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be great
for beginners.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Example extension
Matt, I've written the following sample fo document that puts in continued on following pages. Unfortunately fo:retrieve-marker does not work within the fo:flow so it cannot be implemented in the fo:table-header but instead in a table palced in the region-before. This is not a problem if you are starting a new page sequence for pages that will not have table elements that need a header. Also, you can use this open-source product for watermarks http://www.etymon.com/pj/index.html Chuck Paussa Matt Savino wrote I've been told than an extension is the way to go for these two needed features: 1. Add a string ['(Continued)'] to a table header if the table spans multiple pages. Note these tables are part of the content and can start anywhere in the page. They could be seen more like paragraphs or blocks with a title. Any other solution to this problem is acceptable. 2. Separate page number display for a subsection. IE - master document is page 4 of 7, but subsection is page 2 of 3. Please let me know if I'm missing any existing functionality that solves these problems. I am planning to look into writing an extension some day. An example would certainly help. ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? fo:root xmlns:fo=http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format; fo:layout-master-set fo:simple-page-master master-name=simplet page-width=240mm page-height=100mm margin-top=1in margin-right=1in margin-left=1in margin-bottom=1in fo:region-before extent=1in/ fo:region-body margin-top=1in/ /fo:simple-page-master /fo:layout-master-set fo:page-sequence master-name=simplet fo:static-content flow-name=xsl-region-before fo:table padding=2pt table-layout=fixed fo:table-column column-width=90mm/ fo:table-column column-width=90mm/ fo:table-body fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackProject/fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackAC/Seriesfo:retrieve-marker retrieve-class-name=test retrieve-position=first-starting-within-page//fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row /fo:table-body /fo:table /fo:static-content fo:flow flow-name=xsl-region-body fo:table padding=2pt table-layout=fixed fo:table-column column-width=90mm/ fo:table-column column-width=90mm/ fo:table-body fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=test/Blah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row fo:table-row fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackfo:marker marker-class-name=testContinued/fo:markerBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell fo:table-cell fo:block border=0.5mm solid blackBlah Blah /fo:block /fo:table-cell /fo:table-row /fo:table-body /fo:table /fo:flow /fo:page-sequence /fo:root - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Example extension
Thanks Chuck. I think I can actually get this to work if I move my current table header into a separate mirror table in the region-before. But at least on my lab report, it's going to involve moving a whole lot of the nested table structure into static-content. Also the table headers will stop lining up if we ever implement dynamic column sizing. Seems like a lot of work for one little word, but if it's the only way I may have to do it. Thanks again, I appreciate the example. Matt Savino -Original Message- From: Chuck Paussa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 11:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Example extension Matt, I've written the following sample fo document that puts in continued on following pages. Unfortunately fo:retrieve-marker does not work within the fo:flow so it cannot be implemented in the fo:table-header but instead in a table palced in the region-before. This is not a problem if you are starting a new page sequence for pages that will not have table elements that need a header. Also, you can use this open-source product for watermarks http://www.etymon.com/pj/index.html Chuck Paussa Matt Savino wrote I've been told than an extension is the way to go for these two needed features: 1. Add a string ['(Continued)'] to a table header if the table spans multiple pages. Note these tables are part of the content and can start anywhere in the page. They could be seen more like paragraphs or blocks with a title. Any other solution to this problem is acceptable. 2. Separate page number display for a subsection. IE - master document is page 4 of 7, but subsection is page 2 of 3. Please let me know if I'm missing any existing functionality that solves these problems. I am planning to look into writing an extension some day. An example would certainly help. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Example extension
Hi Keiron,
Fair question, although it is not so much which classes to modify that I
am having trouble with, but just the mechanics of constructing and
referencing an extension jar file that I would like to see. Perhaps it
is my lack of experience with the Apache project, but the current
documentation appears to assume some knowledge that I just do not have.
I am confident that seeing _any_ example extension at all, regardless of
its purpose, would clear up my confusion.
There are a number of extensions I am considering, but each of them
shares the common requirement of leveraging PDF functionality
(understandably) not supported by XSL-FO. So the basic model is that
some custom elements in the FO tree need to produce layout objects that
result in some specific PDF syntax.
I guess the simplest example would be that we would like something like:
my:script-link
script=app.execMenuItem('AcroSrch:Query');
Search/my:script-link
to result in a text box referencing the following PDF action:
/S /JavaScript /JS (app.execMenuItem(AcroSrch:Query);)
Pretty simple stuff, and I can easily follow the processing of
fo:basic-link to create the code I need, but how do I package that code
(or any other) so that FOP recognises script-link and processes it with
my code?
I look forward to your response (and to the new way of doing things
;-)
-Original Message-
From: Keiron Liddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, 1 March 2002 8:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Example extension
Hi,
It really depends on what type of extension you want to do.
This is an area that will change and become much easier in the future
(in
theory). Examples and help will be available for the new way of doing
things.
Could you tell us what you want your extension to do so that we have
more
ideas on what type of extensions people are thinking about. Then we can
work out how they should be handled if possible.
So to answer your question, there are some extensions but it really
depends on what you want to do.
On 2002.03.01 08:33 Adrian Edwards wrote:
Hi fop-dev,
Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be
willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm
talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than the
quite
complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing lists is
quite
frustrating.
We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for publication
(yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be great
for beginners.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Example extension
Have a look at: http://www.exslt.org/ That's an XSLT extension, not a FOP extension. Right? Cheers, Jeremias Märki mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] OUTLINE AG Postfach 3954 - Rhynauerstr. 15 - CH-6002 Luzern Tel. +41 41 317 2020 - Fax +41 41 317 2029 Internet http://www.outline.ch - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Example extension
I've been told than an extension is the way to go for these two needed features: 1. Add a string ['(Continued)'] to a table header if the table spans multiple pages. Note these tables are part of the content and can start anywhere in the page. They could be seen more like paragraphs or blocks with a title. Any other solution to this problem is acceptable. 2. Separate page number display for a subsection. IE - master document is page 4 of 7, but subsection is page 2 of 3. Please let me know if I'm missing any existing functionality that solves these problems. I am planning to look into writing an extension some day. An example would certainly help. In the meantime, someone mentioned using iText for final stage add-on functionality like this. Does that make any sense here? Thanks a lot, Matt BTW, if anyone is in there poking around with the redesign, and feels like creating a table-add-something-different-to-header-after-break property, or even table-omit-header-before-break, I'd certainly love you for it. Keiron Liddle wrote: Hi, It really depends on what type of extension you want to do. This is an area that will change and become much easier in the future (in theory). Examples and help will be available for the new way of doing things. Could you tell us what you want your extension to do so that we have more ideas on what type of extensions people are thinking about. Then we can work out how they should be handled if possible. So to answer your question, there are some extensions but it really depends on what you want to do. On 2002.03.01 08:33 Adrian Edwards wrote: Hi fop-dev, Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than the quite complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing lists is quite frustrating. We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for publication (yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be great for beginners. Thanks in advance. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Example extension
Hi fop-dev, Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than the quite complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing lists is quite frustrating. We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for publication (yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be great for beginners. Thanks in advance. Regards, Adrian Edwards Application Developer Netimpact Online Publishing http://www.netimpact.com.au - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Example extension
Thanks for that very interesting link Michiel. But I couldn't find any information on extending fop there, just extending XSLT. Of course, I may have missed it... I have no trouble with including elements from a custom namespace in an XSL-FO document, it's just the Java code to get FOP to handle my extension elements that I cannot find any good examples for. Once again, I appreciate your attempt at help. Anyone else? - Adrian -Original Message- From: Michiel Verhoef [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 1 March 2002 6:36 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Example extension Have a look at: http://www.exslt.org/ HTH, Michiel $ -Original Message- $ From: Adrian Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] $ Sent: vrijdag 1 maart 2002 8:34 $ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ Subject: Example extension $ $ $ Hi fop-dev, $ $ Has anyone written a simple(ish) FOP extension that they would be $ willing to share with the list (or even just me) as an example? I'm $ talking full jar file here. The lack of examples (other than $ the quite $ complicated SVG extension) in the docs and on the mailing $ lists is quite $ frustrating. $ $ We don't have to go through the work of writing it up for publication $ (yet). Just seeing the mechanics of someone else's jar would be great $ for beginners. $ $ Thanks in advance. $ $ Regards, $ $ Adrian Edwards $ Application Developer $ Netimpact Online Publishing $ http://www.netimpact.com.au $ $ $ - $ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
