Remix Gen Add-On

This plugin enables you to drag and drop multiple topics from one or more webs, arrange them in the order you prefer and export them as an indexed pdf document. Covers can also be chosen (from a seperate 'covers' web).

Usage

see http://www.flossmanuals.net/remix for a working example

1. set webs (comma separated) you want to from the remix function with REMIXWEBEXCLUDE (in Main/WebPreferences)

2. set topics (comma separated) you want to exclude from all webs with REMIXTOPICEXCLUDE (in Main/WebPreferences)

3. change the remix.tmpl to the look and feel of your site.

4. add some topics to ManualCover web (created with this plugin) with cover designs. These will appear in the dropdown box in step 6. (hint : you can use '%MANUAL_TITLE%' in a cover and it will print the title given in step 6 on the cover).

5. go to http://[your url]/bin/remix

6. On this page you can choose from the listed webs via a drop down menu, and then drag chapters to the box on the left. Then press 'export'. You must then fill in the document title, choose a cover, and then press 'export' again. The document will be exported to an indexed PDF with the chapters in the order you chose, with the cover you choose.

This plugin originally developed for http://www.flossmanuals.net

General Configuration

The following table shows the various configuration variables and their meaning. The first column shows the variable to use if using a TWiki preference variable (i.e. Set VARIABLE = ). The third column gives the default value if TWiki preference variable is not used.

Add-On Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this add-on. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the add-on on the server where TWiki is running.

• Download the ZIP file from the Add-on Home (see below)
• Unzip RemixAddOn.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

  File:	Description:
  data/TWiki/RemixAddOn.txt	Add-on topic
  data/TWiki/RemixAddOn.txt,v	Add-on topic repository
  data/ManualCover/Default.txt	Default cover
  data/Main/Credits.txt	Credits topic
  pub/TWiki/MochiKit/	MochiKit library
  bin/remix	Add-on script
  templates/remix.tmpl	Template

Add-On Info

• Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Helps you remix and export your Web.

Add-on Author:	TWiki:Main.AleksandarErkalovic
Copyright:	© 2007, TWiki:Main.AleksandarErkalovic
License:	GPL (GNU General Public License)
Add-on Version:	29 May 2007 (V1.000)
Change History:
29 May 2007:	Initial version
TWiki Dependency:	$TWiki::Plugins::VERSION 1.1 (TWiki 4.0)
Other Dependancy:	GenPDFAddOn
CPAN Dependencies:	List::Compare::Functional
Perl Version:	5.005 or above
Add-on Home:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/RemixAddOn
Feedback:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/RemixAddOnDev
Appraisal:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/RemixAddOnAppraisal

Related Topic: TWikiAddOns

-- TWiki:Main/AleksandarErkalovic - 29 May 2007