Sjur Moshagen wrote: > skrev Dr. Bhatia Praveen: > > > >Hi Sjur/Ross, > > I am using version 0.8 version of forrest. > > Ok. I would recommend you to update to the svn trunk version of > Forrest to get proper configurability of the pdf output plugin in > Forrest.
Thanks for your answers Sjur. However, we can only discuss *released* versions on this "user" mail list. Development versions on the "dev" mail list. -David > > I changed the output.xmap in the installation of forrest 0.8 ie > >C:\user\Installation\forrest\apache-forrest-0.8\plugins > >\org.apache.forrest.plugin.output.pdf > > > >This means that when I change computers/forrest versions, the > >application again doesnt work unless I remember to go and chande the > >installation plugins file. > > Yes, this is the problem targeted in the work on the pdf plugin lately. > > >So I am looking for a general way (for example in user's > >sitemap.xmap) where this setting could be done with properties and > >so application could move accross computers/higher versions. > > In the current svn trunk version of Forrest (0.9-dev), this is solved. > As Ross pointed out, the new ways of configuring the pdf output isn't > very well documented, but the information is available in the mail > archive. > > Also, the current trunk uses a much improved FOP version, which in > itself has made user configurations easier. > > >In earlier version of Forrest it could be done by editing the fo2pdf > >pipeline in the sitemap.xmap of the user. > > This is not supported anymore, but using the Locationmap feature, it > is easy to override specific processing steps as part of the user > configuration. > > What kind of changes would you like to have? > > Best regards, > Sjur >
