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The skin can only be used to generate Reports on the local disc, not to web sites using the FTP interface. This is because it runs Inkscape after each genomapx.svg has been generated to convert it to PDF format. Hence also Inkscape (version 0.46 or later) must be installed on your PC to. The conversion is switched on and off via a config param.

You can move your report to the web afterwards using an FTP client. (GenoPro FTP client for familytrees.genopro.com)

The Pdfs are then displayed where normally the SVG files would have been. Note that there are no hyperlinks from the pdfs to detail pages or other GenoMaps and no mouse-over tooltips.. Although the pdf format supports hyperlinking the Inkscape converter does not.

Also there is no highlighting when you display the pdf via the tree icon next to an individual's name on his/her detail page. And I have not quite sorted out the zoom to centre on the individual.

It seems to work best with Firefox and Adobe Reader. I'm using FF 2.0.0.14 and Adobe Reader 8.1.2 on Vista. I actually prefer the Foxit PDF reader but although it works it does not support open parameters to set initial,zoom and centreing.

I also had problems with IE 7 and Adobe Reader 8.1.2. getting the pdfs to open in a browser, it keeps launching the free standing Reader application instead

Using PDFs instead of SVG has some plus points. Mainly performance - panning and zooming is much smoother and works for large GenoMaps as well.  You can also print them any size you want. (This makes my earlier skin for generating SVGs for printing as PDFs obsolete.)

Update 2008/06/11 skin updated
Update 2008/06/12 further update to skin
Update 2008/06/15 minor fix for other languages
Update 2008/07/02 auto thumbnail generation via IrfanView for SVG & PDF images
Update 2008/07/28 optimised auto thumbnail generation for all pictures.
Update 2008/07/28 corrected default text direction for config params.
Update 2008/07/29 added partial circumvention to pictures in labels problem.

That's it for today Ron and thank you again for your constant innovations,
JC

Update:
After a 2nd thought:

a) point 1: as some users may want to retain the SVG option, perhaps both PDF and SVG versions could be provided if they can 'co-habite' in the genomaps Dir and if it's achievable. I think the PDF version looks more attractive with its Printing feature. 2 icons could then be provided along with a Config Default param for initial display:

b) point 7: may not be necessary as the popup pane can be maximized.


Edited: Monday, June 9, 2008 by jcguasp

Thanks for your input, hopefully I'll sort out the remaining issue with SVG and release a revision in a day or so (that's GenoPro time of course )

1) Did you update your FR Config.xml? There is a new param SvgPdf. 
re  Dic("ShowPdf"), I did not actually realise GenoPro Dictionary.xml was case blind but no need to change as I am going to replace the text with these graphics:

 instead as text looks strange alongside the icons, but plain icons for this function might not be understood by some people.

2) Will check out the Java based Batik 'Rasterizer' referenced on the site you mention. It claims to convert SVF to (vector?) PDF, despite its 'Rasterizer' name.

I have tested SVG to PDF 'transcoding' using the Batik Rasterizer application and found that it offered no benefits over Inkscape. The PDF files generating apeared to be very similar and again hyperlinks were not converted. Batik appears to run very much slower than Inkscape so I will maintain status quo.

Hopefully Dan is to provide a Report Generator method to allow copying of PDF files to web sites via FTP during report generation, thus removing the current limitation.

Unfortunatley, I have tried to download unsuccessfully the "Narrative_2.0.1.5.3.zip" file in the first thread but the shortcut directs to: http://support.genopro.com/Attachment670.att

I presume it is an error, or is it old age on my part.

Thanks in advance,

/ Stuart