PDF Transformation Problems with New PDF Plugin
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 4:13 am
Hi All,
Please excuse my ignorance on a number of things in this topic as I'm a complete noob to XML authoring and DITA publishing in general. Here goes:
I currently use OxygenXML Editor 17.1.
After doing much research on customizing the default PDF transformation (PDF2) for my user manual, I've decided to give the DITA-OT plugin creation method a go. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Elovirta's PDF Plugin Generator, thanks to a post here in the forums.
After creating my plugin (I named it 'vincentsplugin') using that nifty web app, I followed Oxygen's user help on installation instructions for my plugin.
I successfully ran the 'Run DITA-OT Integrator' transformation scenario, and was delighted to find my new plugin in the DITA Transformation Type list. I select my new plugin and started the transformation process...but ran into a few errors.
During the transformation, it appears that the topic2fo_shell_fop.xsl file within my new plugin's directory was calling to various files that were deemed as missing in another plugin....the native org.dita.pdf2 plugin. Some of the files that were deemed as missing included 'markup-domain-attr.xsl....and 'ut-domain.xsl'. I am not sure why these files would be missing because I've successfully transformed my project using the default pdf plugin in the past. Where do I start to troubleshoot this problem? Would love to see my new plugin working.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent.
Please excuse my ignorance on a number of things in this topic as I'm a complete noob to XML authoring and DITA publishing in general. Here goes:
I currently use OxygenXML Editor 17.1.
After doing much research on customizing the default PDF transformation (PDF2) for my user manual, I've decided to give the DITA-OT plugin creation method a go. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Elovirta's PDF Plugin Generator, thanks to a post here in the forums.
After creating my plugin (I named it 'vincentsplugin') using that nifty web app, I followed Oxygen's user help on installation instructions for my plugin.
I successfully ran the 'Run DITA-OT Integrator' transformation scenario, and was delighted to find my new plugin in the DITA Transformation Type list. I select my new plugin and started the transformation process...but ran into a few errors.
During the transformation, it appears that the topic2fo_shell_fop.xsl file within my new plugin's directory was calling to various files that were deemed as missing in another plugin....the native org.dita.pdf2 plugin. Some of the files that were deemed as missing included 'markup-domain-attr.xsl....and 'ut-domain.xsl'. I am not sure why these files would be missing because I've successfully transformed my project using the default pdf plugin in the past. Where do I start to troubleshoot this problem? Would love to see my new plugin working.
Thanks in advance,
Vincent.