Hi Bill Thanks for the link 3 years ago I worked with ActivePDF which worked great in a VB application but more than problematic when referenced in a .NET form.. If you dont mind constructing fo elements http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/01/17/xsl-fo/index.html then I would suggest 0.94 fop libraries which work well in constructing PDF's http://apache.mirror.facebook.com/xmlgraphics/fop/
Martin- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Rich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ant Users List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:08 PM Subject: Re: AW: Tool for documenting Ant scripts > You might want to look at PDFCreator > (http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator). It is a printer driver > that installs just like a printer so that you can print a document to > PDF from any application. I have been using it on Windows for several > years. It has some minor annoyances on Windows Vista but nothing major. > It also has another project called fly2pdf that may be useful to you. > That is an Active-X library to use to create PDFs. I am only a user of > PDFCreator so I can not answer too many questions about how or why it > does anything but there is a forum available where the developer and > contributors regularly answer questions. > > Bill > > Douglas Bullard wrote: > > Thank you for the constructive (and detailed) feedback! I'm > > recovering from surgery for the next month or so, and will have plenty > > of time to incorporate your comments. > > > > Most of these were things I overlooked (never used <subant>, but it's > > easy to incorporate). > > > > The grey icon on the desktop is actually a repeating bitmap, but > > doesn't show up too well (if you tile it, it's a repeating desktop > > image of flying wings). I'm going to replace it with a better image. > > > > On OS X, PDF output is part of the GraphViz application port for that > > platform - I've searched around, but still haven't found a really good > > way of generating PDF in Windows (there's GhostScript, but then that > > requires still yet another third-party installation routine). > > > > Would you like to be notified as I incorporate your changes to see if > > they help with your scripts? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Douglas Bullard > > > > > > I really do appreciate the detailed comments - I wish my users at work > > were this good. :) > > > > > > On Nov 26, 2007, at 07:37, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> My first few cents: > >> - seems to be good > >> > >> - doesnt handle <subant> > >> http://www.nurflugel.com/webstart/AntScriptVisualizer/help/html/html/what_ex actly_is_ant_script_vis.html > >> > >> > >> - good idea of handling multiple buildfiles > >> > >> - can it deal with dynamic imports? > >> <property name="import" value="default.xml" description="Override on > >> command line"/> > >> <import file="${import}"/> > >> > >> - dealing with dynamic macros? > >> <target name="init.macros" depends="macro.1, macro.2"/> > >> <target name="macro.1" if="do.1"> > >> <macrodef name="macro"> ... > >> <target name="macro.2" unless="do.1"> > >> <macrodef name="macro"> <!-- same macro name --> > >> <target name="useit" depends="init.macros"> > >> <macro/> > >> > >> - Some words why no updates are needed: WebStart will check on each > >> start. > >> http://www.nurflugel.com/webstart/AntScriptVisualizer/help/html/html/updates html > >> > >> > >> - When reading the infos on the homepage, I havent found any license > >> > >> > >> Ok ... next step. I try starting that > >> http://www.nurflugel.com/webstart/AntScriptVisualizer/antscriptVisualizer.jn lp > >> > >> > >> > >> - Warning of not signed application > >> - Good: whats new information > >> -- i am missing a window title > >> -- reverse order would be better (newest on top) > >> -- close botton should be outside the textarea so you dont have to > >> scroll for clicking > >> - Options dialog is missing a title > >> -- PDF on OsX only? > >> > >> - I try check.xml from Ant's codebase. > >> - Default settings: include imported, group nodes, concentrate lines, > >> delete .dot, show macros, show > >> taskdefs, show ant+antcall, show targets, png, > >> > >> - Result: just a note on the buttom: "Operations completed. Check > >> your directory for graphic files." > >> What is my directory? I'll have a look at check.xml's directory. Ok > >> - a "hidden" file (as *.dot are > >> associated with MSWord templates ;) - check.dot. But no PNG. > >> > >> - "Find Dot" Button. Another frame without title. The path shown is > >> too long for the small text field. > >> The text field could have the width of the frame. Cancel. > >> > >> - Error message: Cant run without Graphiz ... > >> Ok. When do you try to run this application? Why the > >> ScriptDependency Visualizer quits after that message? > >> > >> > >> Restart ... > >> > >> - "Help" seems to print parts of the homepage as JavaDoc. Just "Help" > >> as title is not good IMO. You should always include > >> the application name. > >> > >> > >> Ok, I had "problems" with DOT before. I'll retry the application for > >> further information, because there is no "requirements" section in > >> the help. > >> > >> Another time: "Operations completed" but only the .dot was created. > >> (Having a look into that file it seems to be ok for a user usually > >> not reading these files.) > >> You shouldnt print "completed" if there are steps missing: the > >> creation the the PNG failed because of missing DOT-application! > >> > >> > >> > >> When seeing the main window you dont know when the creation will be > >> done (it's directly done after selecting the buildfile). > >> > >> There are some options deactivated > >> - Filter from node ... > >> - Filter through node ... > >> - Node ordering (Right-to-left + Left+to-right) > >> > >> > >> > >> Jan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > >>> Von: Douglas Bullard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Gesendet: Samstag, 24. November 2007 18:53 > >>> An: Ant Users List > >>> Betreff: Re: Tool for documenting Ant scripts > >>> > >>> I should have added a link to my earlier post on my Ant tool, > >>> this is > >>> the page with sample output from different types of Ant > >>> scripts: > >>> http://www.nurflugel.com/webstart/AntScriptVisualizer/help/htm > >>> l/html/using_ant_script_visualizer.html > >>> > >>> Douglas Bullard > >>> > >>> > >>> On Nov 21, 2007, at 08:25, Hans Schwaebli wrote: > >>> > >>>> I once seen that there is a tool to document Ant scripts. I > >>> think it > >>>> created HTML pages with images showing how the scripts and tasks > >>>> relate to each other. > >>>> > >>>> Can you please tell me the name of that tool so that I can > >>> download > >>>> it? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------- > >>>> Be a better sports nut! 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