Re: FDK Info?? (...doc ->text->FrameScipt)

[Jay Smith <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jack (and all),

If Cisco can't ante up the FDK costs, who on earth can?

More to the point, consider the possibility of post-MIF processing using
FrameScript, or potentially even going to "normal" text and using
FrameScript.  **Assuming** that you have the ability to add nonsense text
where you want tables, or to tag paragraphs, etc., you could (perhaps with
less heartache than worrying about MIF), write out a text file with embedded
nonsense codes (unique text strings) that FrameScript would use to do the
formatting (& then would delete).

For example....

XXXPARA1This is a headline.
XXXPARA2This is a subhead.
XXXPARA3This is really XXXITALEMPONdryXXXITALEMPOFF text about something or
other.
XXXTBLTAG1START
XXXROWSTART
XXXPARA4This is Row1 Cell1 text.
XXXPARA4This is Row1 Cell2 text.
XXXROWSTOP
XXXROWSTART
XXXPARA4This is Row2 Cell1 text.
XXXPARA4This is Row2 Cell2 text.
XXXROWSTOP
XXXTBLTAG1STOP
XXXPARA1This is the next headline

I have not looked into the xrefs or hyperlink issues, in this regard, so I
have nothing to say about that.

While I have not yet needed to make tables from text 'tagged' as above, I am
sure it can be done.  However, I HAVE DONE the other stuff it does.  There are
complexities, for sure, but it DOES WORK.

So, do you want to mail me a small check now and do the work yourself, or do
you want me to do the work and you mail me a big check?  Eh?

I have taken the liberty of copying this to the FrameScript developer.

-- 
Jay Smith

e-mail: jay@jaysmith.com

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Jack Godwin wrote:
> A coworker and I are using an idldoc (based on javadoc) parser to
> extract idldoc comments from API source files and write the contents to
> MIF.  Our intent is to automate the production of API reference manuals.
> 
> We are considering the use of tables and possibly cross-references or
> hypertext links to map the information and provide navigation
> capabilities in case we want to generate electronic copy (HTML or PDF)
> from our book-oriented files.  However, writing the parsed information
> to tables and cross-referencing the contents seems much more involved
> than simply writing the contents to the main information stream and
> applying paragraph tags.
> 
> I would like to know if FDK supplies any functions that will make this
> process easier.  I have looked on the Adobe web site, and it seems like
> they want $$$$ even to get information about FDK, e.g., need to become a
> registered Frame developer.  Is there any information about FDK
> libraries that is easily/publicly accessible for evaluation purposes?


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