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plugin:bookcreator [2018-06-18 10:14] dds00hsplugin:bookcreator [2024-02-08 00:14] (current) Klap-in
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 email      : klapinklapin@gmail.com # previous: l.micco@tiscali.it  email      : klapinklapin@gmail.com # previous: l.micco@tiscali.it 
 type       : action, syntax type       : action, syntax
-lastupdate : 2016-08-11 +lastupdate : 2024-02-07 
-compatible : Hrun, Ponder Stibbons, Detritus, Elenor Of Tsort+compatible : Elenor Of Tsort, Frusterick Manners, Greebo, Hogfather, Igor, Jack Jackrum, Kaos
 depends    : dw2pdf, text, odt depends    : dw2pdf, text, odt
 conflicts  : projects conflicts  : projects
 similar    : odt, dw2pdf similar    : odt, dw2pdf
-tags       : export, pdf, books +tags       : export, pdf, odt, books
-screenshot_img : http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2496/bookcreatorbookmanager.png+
  
 securitywarning: securitywarning:
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 sourcerepo : https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator sourcerepo : https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator
 donationurl: donationurl:
 +
 +screenshot_img : https://trello.com/1/cards/644c13bd06a0c6737cae672f/attachments/644c1410e00d0916dfc21f6c/download/bookcreator_bookmanager.png
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- 
-:!: In August 2016 this plugin is updated. It is now using browsers localStorage for storing the page selection. However the page selection is now performed via javascript, which is not backward compatible (yet..).  
-A previous version is: [[https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/archive/20160727.zip|2016-07-27.zip]]. Please report your issues at the [[https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/issues|issue tracker]], thanks! 
  
 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
-The **bookcreator** plugin allows the user to select some pages from a wiki and then export them to create a little PDF book or text (like a similar [[wp>Help:Books|function of Wikipedia]])+ 
 +The **bookcreator** plugin allows the user to select some pages from a wiki and then export them to create a little PDF book or text (like a similar [[wp>Help:Books|function of Wikipedia]]).
  
 First you initialize a book by clicking an interface button. Nextly, a toolbar at the top of the pages appear to add/remove more pages to the book. Also you can jump to the bookmanager (at a preconfigured page) that let you sort and finish the selections for your book, and export it to screen(html) and when the required plugins are installed: to pdf-file, odt-file or text on screen. First you initialize a book by clicking an interface button. Nextly, a toolbar at the top of the pages appear to add/remove more pages to the book. Also you can jump to the bookmanager (at a preconfigured page) that let you sort and finish the selections for your book, and export it to screen(html) and when the required plugins are installed: to pdf-file, odt-file or text on screen.
  
 The bookmanager let you save and load saved selections for later use. You can use drag and drop to change the order and move pages in and out.  The bookmanager let you save and load saved selections for later use. You can use drag and drop to change the order and move pages in and out. 
-   + 
-To work the PDF export required [[plugin:dw2pdf|dw2pdf]] plugin; the ODT export required [[plugin:odt|OpenDocument Export]] plugin; the Text export required the [[plugin:text|text]] plugin. +The bookcreator supports the following export formats, if you install respectively plugin: 
 +  * To work the PDF export required [[plugin:dw2pdf|dw2pdf]] plugin; 
 +  * the ODT export required [[plugin:odt|OpenDocument Export]] plugin; 
 +  * the Text export required the [[plugin:text|text]] plugin. 
  
 ===== Usage ===== ===== Usage =====
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 In the bookmanager can show and manage your list of selected pages In the bookmanager can show and manage your list of selected pages
-    * Reset current selection +  * Reset current selection 
-    * Exclude/include a page from selection (up to about 80 pages((Size is limited by maximum size of cookies. Number is lower when using long pageids.))) +  * Exclude/include a page from selection 
-    * View the excluded pages and "include" them back +  * View the excluded pages and "include" them back 
-    * Drag and drop to change exporting order of page and remove/add page to the selection. +  * Drag and drop to change exporting order of page and remove/add page to the selection. 
-    * Set a title for the PDF document +  * Set a title for the PDF document 
-    * Create the PDF book on selected pages +  * Create the PDF book on selected pages 
-    * Create a printable version of selected pages +  * Create a printable version of selected pages 
-    * Extract only text of selected pages +  * Extract only text of selected pages 
-    * Save and restore selections on a specific namespace (use ACL's rights)+  * Save and restore selections on a specific namespace (use ACL's rights)
  
 == Example == == Example ==
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 </code> </code>
 And __after__ you mark at least one page for inclusion in the book, the bookmanager appears.  And __after__ you mark at least one page for inclusion in the book, the bookmanager appears. 
-{{http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2496/bookcreatorbookmanager.png?500}}+{{https://trello.com/1/cards/644c13bd06a0c6737cae672f/attachments/644c1410e00d0916dfc21f6c/download/bookcreator_bookmanager.png?500&recache|BOOK}}
  
 ==== Initiate a book==== ==== Initiate a book====
  
-{{ http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9830/bookcreatorpagetoolsadd.png?150}}+{{ https://trello.com/1/cards/644c13bd06a0c6737cae672f/attachments/644c1411072ca080378e5093/download/bookcreator_pagetoolsadd.png?150&recache|pagetools}}
 Use the //Add/Remove to book// link or button in your template to point a first page you like to add to a pdf book. The image on the left handside is the link as added automatically to the 'dokuwiki' template, see [[#installation]] instruction below for other templates. Use the //Add/Remove to book// link or button in your template to point a first page you like to add to a pdf book. The image on the left handside is the link as added automatically to the 'dokuwiki' template, see [[#installation]] instruction below for other templates.
  
 After selecting the first page, a toolbar appears on every page that let you add or remove additional pages. This toolbar refers also to the book manage tool. After selecting the first page, a toolbar appears on every page that let you add or remove additional pages. This toolbar refers also to the book manage tool.
  
-{{http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9973/bookcreatortoolbar.png?500}}+{{https://trello.com/1/cards/644c13bd06a0c6737cae672f/attachments/644c158811a19667595f946f/download/bookcreator_toolbar.png?500&recache|toolbar}}
  
 The book manage tool that you created above (default on ''wiki:ebook'') with ''<nowiki>~~BOOK~~</nowiki>'' let you reorder and exclude pages to your selection. Everybody who has access to the book manage tool can export selections to pdf, or show a print version. When you have enough (at least the "change") ACL permissions in the namespace where the selections are saved, you can also save and select these selections.  The book manage tool that you created above (default on ''wiki:ebook'') with ''<nowiki>~~BOOK~~</nowiki>'' let you reorder and exclude pages to your selection. Everybody who has access to the book manage tool can export selections to pdf, or show a print version. When you have enough (at least the "change") ACL permissions in the namespace where the selections are saved, you can also save and select these selections. 
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 Below the bookmanager is a listed displayed with saved selections. You can also display with ''<nowiki>~~ARCHIVEBOOK:</nowiki>//number//<nowiki>&sort~~</nowiki>'' such a list of saved selections (books) anywhere into your wiki. Below the bookmanager is a listed displayed with saved selections. You can also display with ''<nowiki>~~ARCHIVEBOOK:</nowiki>//number//<nowiki>&sort~~</nowiki>'' such a list of saved selections (books) anywhere into your wiki.
-    * Available action: Load a saved selection into the bookmanager again +  * Available action: Load a saved selection into the bookmanager again 
-    * Optionally you can specify the number of selections to display and the order: +  * Optionally you can specify the number of selections to display and the order: 
-      * ''date'' -- Sort by saving date of selection +    * ''date'' -- Sort by saving date of selection 
-      * ''title'' -- Sort by Title of the selection +    * ''title'' -- Sort by Title of the selection 
-      * a //number// limits the number of displayed selections+    * a //number// limits the number of displayed selections
  
 Default is 10 items ordered by date (last updated are sorted first). Each entry links also to the wiki page where their selection is saved. Per page only one list of saved selections is displayed. Default is 10 items ordered by date (last updated are sorted first). Each entry links also to the wiki page where their selection is saved. Per page only one list of saved selections is displayed.
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 == Example == == Example ==
 +
 +{{ https://trello.com/1/cards/644c13bd06a0c6737cae672f/attachments/644c140fcbe6cb0c49445a29/download/bookcreator_archivebook.png?170&recache|list}}
 Lists 5 selections, sorted by date Lists 5 selections, sorted by date
 <code> <code>
 ~~ARCHIVEBOOK:5&date~~ ~~ARCHIVEBOOK:5&date~~
 </code> </code>
-{{http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9531/bookcreatorarchivebook.png?170}}+ 
 +==== Direct export a saved selection ==== 
 + 
 +To create a link, which initiates an export to respectively pdf, text, html or odt-file, you can use: 
 +(FIXME: ODT format have to receive the update yet, little patience please) 
 +<code> 
 +~~EXPORTPDF:Pagename of Saved selection~~ 
 +~~EXPORTTEXT:pagename_of_saved_selection~~ 
 +~~EXPORTHTML:pagename of saved selection~~ 
 +~~EXPORTODT:saved selection~~ 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +To change link title shown in wiki page: 
 +<code>~~EXPORTPDF:saved selection|A Titel that replaces default link title~~</code> 
 + 
 +Add url parameters to export url: 
 +<code>~~EXPORTPDF:saved selection&book_skipforbiddenpages=1~~ 
 +~~EXPORTPDF:saved selection&book_skipforbiddenpages=1|Alternative title.pdf~~</code>
  
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
  
-Since the August 2016 update the plugin moved to localStorage for storing the page selection, the Add/remove page has to be javascript based. This is breaks backward compatibility..+Search and install the plugin using the [[plugin:extension|Extension Manager]]. Refer to [[:Plugins]] on how to install plugins manually.
  
 ==== 'dokuwiki' template ==== ==== 'dokuwiki' template ====
  
-When you are using the newest default template of DokuWiki, the "Add/remove to book" link is automatically added via javascript. It will appear when the user has at least read access to the page of the bookmanager (default ''wiki:ebook'').+When you are using the default template of DokuWiki, the "Add/remove to book" link is automatically added via javascript. It will appear when the user has at least read access to the page of the bookmanager (default page is ''wiki:ebook'').
  
 ==== other templates ==== ==== other templates ====
 +
 Other templates will probably not be supported that good yet. Please request at the issue tracker. Other templates will probably not be supported that good yet. Please request at the issue tracker.
- 
- 
  
 ===== Changing the order of wiki pages ===== ===== Changing the order of wiki pages =====
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     * [[:last_page]]     * [[:last_page]]
  
-You can also manually create a book from scratch by using the same format.  +You can also manually create a book from scratch by using the same format. 
-  * Take care of prefixing of links by '':'' +  * Take care of prefixing of links by '':''
   * To create a book from scratch, start a new page such as //wiki:ebook:mybookname// (default). The namespace can be changed at admin side configuration.   * To create a book from scratch, start a new page such as //wiki:ebook:mybookname// (default). The namespace can be changed at admin side configuration.
  
-=====Configuration=====+===== Configuration ===== 
 Available configuration options. Available configuration options.
 ^Name           ^Description                                                               ^ ^Name           ^Description                                                               ^
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 |save_namespace |Namespace where the book manager will save selections.                    | |save_namespace |Namespace where the book manager will save selections.                    |
 |skip_ids       |Don't show tools if pageid contains one of these ids.                     | |skip_ids       |Don't show tools if pageid contains one of these ids.                     |
 +
 +==== Modifying the generated file ====
 +
 +If you like to configure/modify the pdf or odt-file that is generated, you have to refer to the respectively the [[plugin:dw2pdf]] or [[plugin:odt]] plugin. The bookcreator plugin provides only the interface for creating a page selection that is submitting to these plugins for the file generation.
  
 ===== Version history ===== ===== Version history =====
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 {{rss>https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/commits/master.atom date}} {{rss>https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/commits/master.atom date}}
  
-In August 2016 the plugin uses browsers localStorage in stead of cookies. Selection is now using javascript, which is not backward compatible with ''?do=addtobook''. 
-   
 This plugin was the former Pdfbook Plugin. This plugin was the former Pdfbook Plugin.
  
-=====Bug reports and feature requests=====+===== Bug reports and feature requests =====
  
 Please refer to the [[https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/issues|issue tracker]] for reporting issues. Please refer to the [[https://github.com/Klap-in/dokuwiki-plugin-bookcreator/issues|issue tracker]] for reporting issues.
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 ===== FAQ ===== ===== FAQ =====
  
-  * This plugin is almost what I am looking for. Is there a way to add a title page / cover page? (I am using it with dw2pdf to also include a table of contents. I'd be fine with having a wiki page as "title page" before the TOC.) +  * This plugin is almost what I am looking for. Is there a way to add a title page / cover page? (I am using it with dw2pdf to also include a table of contents. I'd be fine with having a wiki page as "title page" before the TOC.)\\ **reaction**: the [[dw2pdf]] plugin, used by the bookcreator plugin for generation of the actual file, has option for adding a cover page. Please refer to [[dw2pdf]]
  
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