set up local transform?

[pcelmer]

Our system is set up to work with EasyDITA, but I would like to do a local transform using the open toolkit and specialized plugins and Antennahouse for PDF. What is the outline on how to do a local transform?

I guess I just need to first put my plugins into the oxygen plugin folder--but do they need to be "installed" somehow?

[Radu]

Hi,

I guess I just need to first put my plugins into the oxygen plugin folder

No, actually the OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR\plugins folder is for plugins which provide additional actions and functionality to Oxygen using our API.

I think you want to install DITA Open Toolkit plugins.

The DITA Open Toolkit installation which is used by default by Oxygen is located in the OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR\frameworks\dita\DITA-OT folder. And it has its own "plugins" folder where you can copy plugins. But you need to have full write access set on the Oxygen installation directory.
Then you should run the integrator ANT task. In the Oxygen Transformation Scenarios View you should find a predefined scenario called Run DITA OT Integrator which can be used for this.

The DITA OT documentation (architecture of plugins) can be found here:
http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/1.6/

For example here you can see some examples about running the DITA OT from the command line:

http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/1.6/read ... vacmd.html

But:

It is not necessary to use the DITA OT which comes with Oxygen.
You can have a separate DITA OT installation (with additional plugins in it) and edit the transformation scenarios in Oxygen to set the dita.dir parameter to point to it.

Regards,
Radu

[pcelmer]

Hi Radu,

I am a bit confused about the location of the plugins directory, since there are at least two on my system. One these is C:\Program Files\Oxygen XML Author 14\plugins And when I go to prefernces/plugins oxygen says there are no plugins detected here. So should the plugins go here?

Also, how can I change the .dir parameter you mentioned to get oxygen to use a different open toolkit and plugins folder?

Thanks,

Paul

[Radu]

Hi Paul,

If you want to install DITA OT plugins, this is the folder where they should get copied:

OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR\frameworks\dita\DITA-OT\plugins

I also answered you here:

http://www.oxygenxml.com/forum/viewtopi ... 982#p24982

Regards,
Radu

[pcelmer]

Ah OK thanks!

I did not understand that there are Oxygen API "plugins" and DITA "Plugins."

Getting closer,

Thanks!

Paul