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This extension is experimental for the moment - Daniel K. Schneider 19:02, 30 April 2009 (UTC).
There are problems with server overload. If your book is large you likely will loose between a third and half of the pages. Therefore, only create smaller books.
Genral user information
Basic help:
Further help:
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_tool
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_tool/Help/Books
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_tool/Help/Books/for_experts
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_tool/Help/Books/Frequently_Asked_Questions
General information:
For wiki maintainers
Bugs and feature requests:
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_tool/Feedback
- http://code.pediapress.com/wiki/report/1 (Issue tracker for technical people)
Information about the collection extension and related server-side software
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Collection
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PDF_Writer
- http://code.pediapress.com/wiki/wiki (PediaPress Open Source Repository, Wiki and Bug Tracking System)
- http://groups.google.com/group/mwlib/topics (Google forums)
Installation notes
(I will move this at some point - Daniel K. Schneider)
- The collection extension installs like any other Mediawiki extensions. Really easy with Mediawiki=> 1.14 (Spring 2009).
- You then can just leave all the defaults and the PDF will be generated by PediaPress.
Server-side stuff
(not needed if you have a fast server and want to use the pediapress server)
Made for Solaris
- Prerequisites
Install these if don't have them (usually you do)
- Python => 2.5
- Perl => 5
- g++
Install setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg
sh setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg
Install python imaging library (PIL)
- http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
- Get Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 Source Kit
- Unzip and cd Imaging-1.1.6
python setup.py install
Install odfpy 0.7.0 (not 0.8.0)
- http://opendocumentfellowship.com/projects/odfpy
- Get it from http://odfpy.forge.osor.eu/
- I.E. as tar ball froom http://forge.osor.eu/frs/?group_id=33
python setup.py build python setup.py install
Install rec2c
- http://re2c.org/
- Get it from http://www.sunfreeware.com/
pkgadd -d re2c-0.13.5-sol10-sparc-local
- Mwlib (installed with the tar ball, alternatively install mercurial)
- Get if from http://code.pediapress.com/hg/mwlib/ (click on gz)
- Dezip gtar zxf mwlib-db30ecca003a.tar.gz (or whatever file name)
python setup.py install
- pygments
easy_install Pygments
- Fribidi
- Ploticus
- mwlib.rl
easy_install mwlib.rl