Print to PDF in Epic Editor

[xmlmarkup]

Hi Adepters,

Is it possible to use Epic Editor to compose to PDF with a FOSI stylesheet? I was thinking that this task can only be accomplished using Architect.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Regards,

Horace Burke

[AndyEsslinger]

Nope. Requires Epic or Arbortext Editor, a print composer license, and
Adobe Acrobat (distiller). Do it all day every day.

Architect can't do it without a print composer license.

You can get "direct PDF" if you have a styler license and I think that
works with FOSI also.

-Andy
\ / Andy Esslinger LM Aero Tech Order Data
_____-/\-_____ (817) 279-0442 Box 748, Mail Zone 4285
\_\/_/ (817) 777 3047 Ft. Worth, TX 76101-0748

[naglists]

Editor can Compose to PDF using FOSI. A Print Composer license is required.
Distiller is required.

Anything I'm forgetting?

[naglists]

Does Direct PDF or PDF Direct or whatever it is called work with Editor
alone, though? I thought it was a Publishing Engine component.

[steve.thompson4]

Our configuration uses FOSIs with Arbortext Editor (5.2), Publishing
Engine, and no Distiller. No Adobe product is required in that
configuration.
We do use Architect for FOSI development, but Compose->PDF File works
just fine from an Editor window without Architect running.

As usual, two-cents-worth,
Steve Thompson
+1(316)977-0515

[ClayHelberg]

You also get it with a full Styler license.



--Clay

[AndyEsslinger]

Editor with Styler is one of the install options from their standard
Editor download. Won't do any good unless you buy a styler license, then
you have access to direct PDF. I hear that it is "somewhat" different
output (how different depends on how much trouble the person is having
with trying to match previous publications).

-Andy
\ / Andy Esslinger LM Aero Tech Order Data
_____-/\-_____ (817) 279-0442 Box 748, Mail Zone 4285
\_\/_/ (817) 777 3047 Ft. Worth, TX 76101-0748

[naglists]

Ah, ok. One difference would probably be PDF BookMarks. I don't get any when
I compose locally ... I thought I was using a Print Composer license when
that happened. In fact ... hmmm ... I wonder if you have both a Print
Composed license and Styler w/Direct PDF which you get? usedistiller
probably determines.

[ptc-953343]

At 05:57 PM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>Ah, ok. One difference would probably be PDF BookMarks. I don't get
>any when I compose locally ... I thought I was using a Print
>Composer license when that happened. In fact ... hmmm ... I wonder
>if you have both a Print Composed license and Styler w/Direct PDF
>which you get? usedistiller probably determines.

I know a difference between PE and Composer is that composer is using
distiller, so that \would be a reason for no bookmarks. I'm not sure
if Styler can generate bookmarks or not, I'm facing that question
with some FOSIs I'm currently trying to test

..dan
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Danny Vint

Panoramic Photography

[naglists]

I do not think Styler with a local compose (with either Distiller or Direct
PDF) can produce PDF bookmarks.

I think FOSI used to be able to a few versions ago ... required some sort of
.dcf entry/ies ... but it no longer does.

If knowing these for sure will be helpful, I can take a look at some old
cases/calls.

[GarethOakes]

Hi all,



Just tried this out as an FYI.



I have Arbortext Styler 5.3 M070 installed here. Clicked "new", used default
Sample of Arbortext XML Docbook (axdocbook). File -> Compose -> PDF File...
Left all settings at defaults.



This produces a PDF with bookmarks and hyperlinks as expected.



I think if you create your stylesheet in Styler, the PDF bookmarks come for
free when you style something as a division.



Cheers,

Gareth

[naglists]

Do you have Distiller installed? What is usedistiller set to?

[GarethOakes]

No Distiller, usedistiller=off, this is via Direct to PDF.



-G

[ptc-1727568]

It ispossible to use Epic Editor to compose to PDF with a FOSI stylesheet. Architect is not necessary.

The basic requirements are:

• Print composer
• Distiller
• Properly defined .dcf file
• set usedistiller = on
• in PDF printing preferences disable "do not send fonts to "Adobe PDF"

snippet of .dcf file

<elementoption category="title" element="title"/">

<elementoption category="title" element="subtitle"/">

here title and subtitle are "categorized" as title

when u use "compose pdf" in Epic all the elements categorized as title will be automatically added into the bookmarks.

- Subhash

Technical Author

In Reply to Horace Burke:

Hi Adepters,

Is it possible to use Epic Editor to compose to PDF with a FOSI stylesheet? I was thinking that this task can only be accomplished using Architect.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Regards,

Horace Burke

[ebenton]

Before the "set usedistiller=yes" option was created (5.0 I believe), I
believe that Print Composer used your default printer as the print
driver to create the PostScript, which was sent to Distiller for making
PDF. In some cases with certain brands of printer (Xerox comes to
mind), you could get some pretty odd PostScript, hence some pretty odd
PDF.
If you are still using Epic 4.3.1 you might still run into this problem.
Of course, if you set Distiller/Adobe PDF as your default printer, no
problems.

[AndyEsslinger]

Arbortext Editor with FOSI and 'usedistiller="on" produces hyperlinks
and bookmarks just fine.

-Andy
\ / Andy Esslinger LM Aero Tech Order Data
_____-/\-_____ (817) 279-0442 Box 748, Mail Zone 4285
\_\/_/ (817) 777 3047 Ft. Worth, TX 76101-0748

[AndyEsslinger]

Ditto for FOSI. If the DCF identifies it as a TITLE it produces a
bookmark for free (whether you want it to or not).

-Andy
\ / Andy Esslinger LM Aero Tech Order Data
_____-/\-_____ (817) 279-0442 Box 748, Mail Zone 4285
\_\/_/ (817) 777 3047 Ft. Worth, TX 76101-0748

[naglists]

Hmmm. I must have been thinking about FOSI and PE.