Difference between revisions of "Third-party software integration: SWFTools"

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  system.pdf2swf=/usr/bin/pdf2swf
 
  system.pdf2swf=/usr/bin/pdf2swf
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For extra configuration parameters:
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<source lang="bash">
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#!/bin/bash
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/usr/bin/pdf2swf $* -f -T 9 -t -G -s storeallcharacters
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</source>
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The last 5 parameters specifies that:
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* -f : Fonts should be embedded, improves searchability in the document
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* -T 9 : Sets the target flash version to 9, improves stability
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* -t : Inserts a stop between each frame, improves stability
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* -G : Makes the document smaller and faster to render
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* -s storeallcharacters : Stores all character information about the texts in the document, improves searchability
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Make it executable:
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$ chmod +x pdf2swf_wrapper.sh
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And don't forget to change the OpenKM.cfg file:
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<source lang="java">
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system.pdf2swf=/path/to/pdf2swf_wrapper.sh
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</source>
  
 
== Windows ==
 
== Windows ==

Revision as of 15:45, 23 September 2010

To enable preview UI tab, OpenKM need to convert pdf files to swf.

Linux

Swftools can be installed running in terminal:

$ sudo aptitude install swftools

Enable in OpenKM.cfg

system.pdf2swf=/usr/bin/pdf2swf


For extra configuration parameters:

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/pdf2swf $* -f -T 9 -t -G -s storeallcharacters

The last 5 parameters specifies that:

  • -f : Fonts should be embedded, improves searchability in the document
  • -T 9 : Sets the target flash version to 9, improves stability
  • -t : Inserts a stop between each frame, improves stability
  • -G : Makes the document smaller and faster to render
  • -s storeallcharacters : Stores all character information about the texts in the document, improves searchability

Make it executable:

$ chmod +x pdf2swf_wrapper.sh

And don't forget to change the OpenKM.cfg file:

system.pdf2swf=/path/to/pdf2swf_wrapper.sh

Windows

Donwload last swftools http://www.swftools.org/download.html and install it.


Enable in OpenKM.cfg ( put this character to indicate path separator "/" not "\" )

system.pdf2swf=c:/program files/swftools/pdf2swf.exe

Nota clasica.png Remember that JBoss must be restarted after any OpenKM.cfg modification.