Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-ant-user-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 42928 invoked from network); 26 Nov 2007 17:09:09 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 26 Nov 2007 17:09:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 13796 invoked by uid 500); 26 Nov 2007 17:08:53 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-ant-user-archive@ant.apache.org Received: (qmail 13766 invoked by uid 500); 26 Nov 2007 17:08:52 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@ant.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Users List" Reply-To: "Ant Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list user@ant.apache.org Received: (qmail 13755 invoked by uid 99); 26 Nov 2007 17:08:52 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:08:52 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=10.0 tests=SPF_NEUTRAL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (nike.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [76.96.62.40] (HELO QMTA04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net) (76.96.62.40) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:08:50 +0000 Received: from OMTA11.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.36]) by QMTA04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id HU5m1Y00C0mv7h00507p00; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:08:25 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([76.103.42.212]) by OMTA11.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id HV8Q1Y00P4afPYU0300000; Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:08:25 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=IcZez32KM8MA:10 a=arXd2X8nAAAA:8 a=1QmbaiYPAAAA:8 a=bi6pluyiXqmnaumWWH4A:9 a=GnqoSRsYSFxiOGIWFRgA:7 a=0Sm7G0jTjEKwy_GhYfd1tuBUx_sA:4 a=U328YFHfPxsA:10 a=n2iDDZCMUNEA:10 a=7mayv77iRtYA:10 Message-ID: <474AFDA1.60603@wilandra.com> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:08:49 -0800 From: Bill Rich Reply-To: bill@wilandra.com Organization: Wilandra Consulting LLC User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: AW: Tool for documenting Ant scripts References:

In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org 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 , 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, > wrote: > >> My first few cents: >> - seems to be good >> >> - doesnt handle >> http://www.nurflugel.com/webstart/AntScriptVisualizer/help/html/html/what_exactly_is_ant_script_vis.html >> >> >> - good idea of handling multiple buildfiles >> >> - can it deal with dynamic imports? >> >> >> >> - dealing with dynamic macros? >> >> >> ... >> >> >> >> >> >> - 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.jnlp >> >> >> >> - 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- >>> Von: Douglas Bullard [mailto:dbullard@nurflugel.com] >>> 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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