[kepler-dev] [kepler-users] saving workflow in eps format
Chad Berkley
berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
Tue Mar 9 13:34:08 PST 2010
Are you on the trunk? You need to do a full update and possibly clean
the build.
On Mar 9, 2010, at 13:18, u.utku.turuncoglu at be.itu.edu.tr wrote:
> Hi,
>
> First of all, i really appreciate for your help. I follow the
> instruction
> that you mentioned but i could not see the Export PDF in File menu.
> I also
> run "ant update" command and the MenuMapper file is updated as you
> point
> out in step 5. Any suggestion? May be i could increase the debug level
> from logger to find the problem.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> --ufuk
>
>> Hi Ufuk,
>>
>> I got this to work with the following steps.
>>
>> 1) Edit uiMenuMappings to include:
>>
>> <pair>
>> <name>File->Export PDF</name>
>> <value>ptolemy.vergil.basic.itextpdf.ExportPDFAction</value>
>> </pair>
>>
>> 2) edit build-area/settings/ptolemy-excludes to remove the bottom
>> line
>>
>> ptolemy/vergil/basic/itextpdf/**
>>
>> 3) download the itext jar file from
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/files/iText/iText5.0.1/iText-5.0.1.jar/download
>>
>> 4) put the jar file in kepler/ptolemy/lib/.
>>
>> 5) change gui/src/org/kepler/gui/MenuMapper in the getActionFor()
>> method
>> to create the constructor like so (I've checked these changes into
>> the
>> trunk so you don't have to make this change, but I thought I'd
>> point it
>> out anyway):
>>
>> // create a constructor
>> Constructor constructor;
>> try
>> {
>> constructor = classDefinition.getConstructor(args);
>> }
>> catch(java.lang.NoSuchMethodException nsme)
>> {
>> args = new Class[] {ptolemy.vergil.basic.BasicGraphFrame.class};
>> constructor = classDefinition.getConstructor(args);
>> }
>>
>>
>> The problem is that this action is added after the ptolemy subsystems
>> have already started so our MenuMapper class does not see the ptolemy
>> menu item that is added. To compound this problem, ExportPDFAction
>> was
>> written specifically for BasicGraphFrame instead of for a
>> TableauFrame
>> which is more generic, hence step 5.
>>
>> Let me know if this doesn't work for you.
>>
>> chad
>>
>>
>>
>> Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu wrote:
>>> Hi Chad,
>>>
>>> I add the following line into uiMenuMappings_en_US.xml after File-
>>> >Print
>>> menu definition,
>>>
>>> <pair>
>>> <name>File->Export (PDF)</name>
>>> <value>File->ptolemy.vergil.basic.itextpdf.ExportPDFAction</value>
>>> </pair>
>>>
>>> and then i run the following commands to build kepler
>>>
>>> ant clean-all
>>> ant run
>>>
>>> but i could not see the Export (PDF) in File menu. I am using Mac OS
>>> 10.6, so it loads some Mac menu specific modules. May be it causes
>>> the
>>> problem. What do you suggest?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> --ufuk
>>>
>>> On 3/3/10 9:53 PM, Chad Berkley wrote:
>>>> Hi Ufuk,
>>>>
>>>> The instructions for adding a menu item for Ptolemy will not work
>>>> in
>>>> Kepler. Kepler has a menu system built on top of the Ptolemy menu
>>>> system. To add menu items to Kepler, you will need to edit the
>>>> gui/resources/configurations/uiMenuMappings_en_US.xml. This file
>>>> defines the mappings between the Ptolemy menu items and the Kepler
>>>> menu items. If you enable the menu item in ptolemy, you then
>>>> need to
>>>> map it to a kepler menu item in this file.
>>>>
>>>> You can also map an action directly to a menu item (if it does not
>>>> exist in ptolemy) which allows you to create new menu items that do
>>>> not already exist in ptolemy. There are many examples of both of
>>>> these methods in the config file I mentioned above. Let me know if
>>>> you have any questions.
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> chad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> u.utku.turuncoglu at be.itu.edu.tr wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay. I solve the problem. My custom suite caused the problem. I
>>>>> think
>>>>> that i have to update it, so it is not compatible with this Kepler
>>>>> version. I have also another question. What is the correct place
>>>>> to
>>>>> put
>>>>> itextpdf jar file to enable export PDF menu. I uncomment the
>>>>> lines in
>>>>> ptII/ptolemy/vergil/basic/BasicGraphFrame.java and rebuild the
>>>>> source
>>>>> but
>>>>> there is no export PDF option in menu.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> --ufuk
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Ufuk,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you go over exactly what commands you typed in which caused
>>>>>> these
>>>>>> compilation errors?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, can you try to do an "ant update" in case on of your
>>>>>> modules
>>>>>> did
>>>>>> not download properly?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -David
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 2, 2010, at 2:50 AM, Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for the detailed information. I will try to use itextpdf
>>>>>>> solution but the Kepler version that i used is little bit
>>>>>>> older. So,
>>>>>>> there is no such kind of code in BasicGraphFrame.java. To
>>>>>>> enable it,
>>>>>>> i try to get latest developer version but when i compile it
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> ant run command, i am getting following error messages,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [compile] /Volumes/dali/progs/kepler/provenance/src/org/kepler/
>>>>>>> module/provenance/Initialize.java:39: package org.kepler.tagging
>>>>>>> does not exist
>>>>>>> [compile] import org.kepler.tagging.Tagging;
>>>>>>> [compile] ^
>>>>>>> [compile] /Volumes/dali/progs/kepler/provenance/src/org/kepler/
>>>>>>> provenance/ProvenanceRecorder.java:62: package
>>>>>>> org.kepler.tagging
>>>>>>> does not exist
>>>>>>> [compile] import org.kepler.tagging.TagEvent;
>>>>>>> [compile] ^
>>>>>>> [compile] /Volumes/dali/progs/kepler/provenance/src/org/kepler/
>>>>>>> provenance/ProvenanceRecorder.java:63: package
>>>>>>> org.kepler.tagging
>>>>>>> does not exist
>>>>>>> [compile] import org.kepler.tagging.TagEventListener;
>>>>>>> [compile] ^
>>>>>>> [compile] /Volumes/dali/progs/kepler/provenance/src/org/kepler/
>>>>>>> provenance/ProvenanceRecorder.java:126: cannot find symbol
>>>>>>> [compile] symbol: class TagEventListener
>>>>>>> [compile] TagEventListener
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> related with tagging suite. I also installed tagging suite using
>>>>>>> "ant change-to -Dsuite=tagging" command but the error is same.
>>>>>>> Have
>>>>>>> you ever faced this kind of error?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PS: I also add information about java and ant version (Mac OS
>>>>>>> 10.6)
>>>>>>> and may be it helps you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> java version "1.6.0_17"
>>>>>>> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_17-b04-248-10M3025)
>>>>>>> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.3-b01-101, mixed
>>>>>>> mode)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Apache Ant version 1.7.1 compiled on September 22 2009
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --ufuk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 3/1/10 11:05 PM, Christopher Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>> If you have Adobe Acrobat installed, the you can print to PDF
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> you would print to a regular printer. Adobe Acrobat costs
>>>>>>>> money
>>>>>>>> though.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Ptolemy vergil script has a hacked in option "-printPDF"
>>>>>>>> which will print a model to the first printer that has the
>>>>>>>> string
>>>>>>>> "PDF"
>>>>>>>> in its name. For example, if you have Adobe Acrobat installed,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> $PTII/bin/vergil -printPDF
>>>>>>>> $PTII/ptolemy/domains/sdf/demo/Butterfly/
>>>>>>>> Butterfly.xml
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> will create a file called "Java Printing.pdf" on the Desktop.
>>>>>>>> It looks like there is a problem with the background not
>>>>>>>> being set
>>>>>>>> to white though.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We have prototype code that uses the AGPL'd itextPDF library
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> http://itextpdf.com/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This code can be enabled in Vergil by editing ptII/ptolemy/
>>>>>>>> vergil/
>>>>>>>> basic/BasicGraphFrame.java
>>>>>>>> and uncommenting a section of code and recompiling
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> // Uncomment the next block to have Export PDF *ALWAYS*
>>>>>>>> enabled.
>>>>>>>> // We don't want it always enabled because ptiny, the
>>>>>>>> applets and
>>>>>>>> // Web Start should not included this AGPL'd piece of
>>>>>>>> software
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> // if (_exportPDFAction == null) {
>>>>>>>> // //String exportPDFActionClassName =
>>>>>>>> exportPDFActionClassNameParameter.stringValue();
>>>>>>>> // String exportPDFActionClassName =
>>>>>>>> "ptolemy.vergil.basic.itextpdf.ExportPDFAction";
>>>>>>>> // try {
>>>>>>>> // Class exportPDFActionClass = Class
>>>>>>>> // .forName(exportPDFActionClassName);
>>>>>>>> // Constructor exportPDFActionConstructor =
>>>>>>>> exportPDFActionClass.getDeclaredConstructor
>>>>>>>> (BasicGraphFrame.class);
>>>>>>>> // _exportPDFAction = (AbstractAction)
>>>>>>>> exportPDFActionConstructor.newInstance(this);
>>>>>>>> // } catch (Throwable throwable) {
>>>>>>>> // new InternalErrorException(null, throwable,
>>>>>>>> "Failed to construct export PDF class \""
>>>>>>>> // + exportPDFActionClassName
>>>>>>>> // + "\", which was read from the
>>>>>>>> configuration.");
>>>>>>>> // }
>>>>>>>> // }
>>>>>>>> // End of block to uncomment.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This should add an Export PDF menu choice to Vergil's File
>>>>>>>> menu.
>>>>>>>> This menu choice will not be available in Kepler unless you
>>>>>>>> add it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This code is prototype code, so you are on your own.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The reason it is not folded in is because it uses GPL'd
>>>>>>>> software.
>>>>>>>> Edward and I are looking at various possibilities.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _Christopher
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/1/10 12:52 PM, u.utku.turuncoglu at be.itu.edu.tr wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is it possible to save created workflow in eps or pdf
>>>>>>>>> format? Now,
>>>>>>>>> i am
>>>>>>>>> using simple screen shots but the quality of them are worse
>>>>>>>>> than i
>>>>>>>>> expected (especially for the publications). Any suggestion
>>>>>>>>> can be
>>>>>>>>> helpful.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --ufuk
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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