DTS 2 PDF Hack

[PietroLiuzzo]

Proponent / Mentor

@PietroLiuzzo

Brief Description

We can print a PDF from an XML files (e.g. my oxygen package 'make pdf'), why not build it directly from an API which retrieves the XML? If text, images and indexes are available via API, I can build all parts of my edition/catalogue/corpus. For a mini-edition as well as for the edition of a text with versions in multiple languages.

Coding skills needed

I would get this done as in my package, using oxygen and software shipped with it, like XSL-FO processor Apache FOP, programming the work and the setting with XML and XQuery.

Team members (if applicable)

Especially if you have such a text and experience with XQuery and Oxygen, you are more then welcome to join in this hack.

[PietroLiuzzo]

or perhaps with ediarum.org tools fetching from DTS endpoints?

[PietroLiuzzo]

thanks @cwf2 for joining this effort!

[PietroLiuzzo]

Modifications to the makePDF package, which I forked to apply changes for the hack. https://github.com/PietroLiuzzo/makepdf

• besides reading and using local files the project will look at DTS document API locations
• from the document request navigation and collection requests will be built.
• if #16 will be available before using the file, the script will validate responses to requests to navigation and collection before using the results
• the returned XML file will be used in the book production
• if collection API contains links to IIIF (#18 ) that will also be used to print images in the book.
  • example with a small region for a localized variant (e.g. ESum035 from BM, which has regions and images available as IIIF)
  • example with an image of the bindining as an appendix
• URIs from the DTS API responses will be preserved and embedded in the PDF to be used instead of local URIs.
• guidelines to be adapted for further level of customization
  • parts of the book
  • mix of local and remote resources
  • generalization ot type of TEI input (not only manuscripts encoded with Beta Masaheft guidelines)
  • layout
  • set up of EpiDoc Stylesheets parameters
• will test with
  • a collection of inscriptions using the Epidoc Stylesheets to produce the XSL-FO parts for the texts.
  • a collection of manuscripts of different provenances with images .

[PietroLiuzzo]

• Hack location: https://github.com/PietroLiuzzo/makepdf
• Documentation: https://github.com/PietroLiuzzo/makepdf
• Existing Software, added demo functionality only.
• Based on: https://github.com/BetaMasaheft/makepdf (fork)
• For Anyone who may want to produce a PDF from TEI data using remote sources, including DTS APIs
• Screencast https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/5534054?key=e21bb55e06b4f646540245f8c1b7ff63