xmltopdf

converts xml Scilab help files to pdf format

Calling Sequence

xmltopdf(dirs [,titles [,dir_language [default_language]]]]])

Arguments

dirs vector of strings:  a set of directory paths for which pdf manuals are to be generated or []

: :titles vector of strings: titles associated to directory paths or

[]

: :dir_language vector of strings: languages associated to directory

paths or []

: :default_language vector of strings: default languages associated to

directory paths or []. If an XML file is missing in the dir_language, it’s copied from the default_language.

:

Description

converts xml Scilab help files contained in a set of directories into pdf files.

Examples

// example_1/
// `-- help
//     |-- en_US
//     |   |-- example_1_function_1.xml
//     |   |-- example_1_function_2.xml
//     |   `-- example_1_function_3.xml
//     `-- fr_FR
//         |-- example_1_function_1.xml
//         |-- example_1_function_2.xml
//         `-- example_1_function_3.xml
//     `-- zh_TW
//         |-- example_1_function_1.xml
//         |-- example_1_function_2.xml
//         `-- example_1_function_3.xml

my_module_path = `pathconvert`_(SCI+'/modules/helptools/examples/example_1',%f,%f)

// Build the french help
// =============================================================================
my_french_help_dir    = my_module_path+'/help/fr_FR';
my_french_help_title  = 'Example 1 [fr_FR]';
my_french_pdf         = xmltopdf(my_french_help_dir,my_french_help_title,'fr_FR')

// Build the english help
// =============================================================================
my_english_help_dir   = my_module_path+'/help/en_US';
my_english_help_title = 'Example 1 [en_US]';
my_english_pdf        = xmltopdf(my_english_help_dir,my_english_help_title,'en_US')

// Build the chinese help
// =============================================================================
my_chinese_help_dir   = my_module_path+'/help/zh_TW';
my_chinese_help_title = 'Example 1 [zh_TW]';
my_chinese_pdf        = xmltopdf(my_chinese_help_dir,my_chinese_help_title,'zh_TW')

See Also

• help on-line help command
• add_help_chapter Add an entry in the help list