ExportPDF

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2013-11-03 Paul Boddie raw files shortlog changelog graph Added a reference to the existing RenderAsPDF action along with a description of some differences between it and this action. Added an improvements section. rel-0-1
README.txt (file)
     1.1 --- a/README.txt	Sun Nov 03 14:40:04 2013 +0100
     1.2 +++ b/README.txt	Sun Nov 03 17:19:31 2013 +0100
     1.3 @@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
     1.4  documents using XSLT, DocBook and XSL-FO external tools, or using either of
     1.5  the htmldoc or wkhtmltopdf tools.
     1.6  
     1.7 +The use of XSL-FO and DocBook was indicated as a viable route to PDF output by
     1.8 +the existing RenderAsPDF action, but this action has been written
     1.9 +independently and has slightly different design criteria. For example, there
    1.10 +is no usage of JavaScript in the browser to indicate progress or to initiate
    1.11 +different processing steps. Furthermore, this action avoids creating files
    1.12 +explicitly and instead employs pipes where a multi-stage conversion occurs.
    1.13 +
    1.14  Installation
    1.15  ------------
    1.16  
    1.17 @@ -78,6 +85,14 @@
    1.18  
    1.19  In summary, the "docbook" mode is by far the recommended solution.
    1.20  
    1.21 +Improvement Suggestions
    1.22 +-----------------------
    1.23 +
    1.24 +Some improvements could be made to this action:
    1.25 +
    1.26 +  * Images need to be included in the output
    1.27 +  * More control over output options would be useful
    1.28 +
    1.29  Recommended Software
    1.30  --------------------
    1.31