Re: Fwd: PDF generation on the toolserver

Brianna Laugher wrote:
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> From: Magnus Manske <magnusmanske-gM/[email protected]>
> Date: 13 Oct 2007 09:16
> Subject: [Wikipedia-l] PDF generation on the toolserver
> To: [email protected]
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>
> On a note by [[User:Korrigan]], I have adapted (rather, rewritten) the
> PDF Export extension for the toolserver. You can now get a single or
> multiple Wiki(m|p)edia pages as a PDF, by entering/linking to an URL.
> As the extension, I am using HTMLDOC, so the output is as good (or as
> bad) as that package. Don't blame me.
>
> I shall demonstrate using our new meme overlord, [[Horse-ripping]],
> and the related article [[Zoosadism]] from en.wikipedia:
> http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/pdf.php?title=Horse-ripping|Zoosadism
>
> Additional parameters (add them to the URL):
> &language=XX (XX being the language code; en is default)
> &project=wikibooks (default:wikipedia)
> &nogfdl (3 pages of GFDL are appended by default; add this parameter
> to prevent that)
>
> I haven't figured out how to make HTMLDOC generate a TOC. Maybe tomorrow.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
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Not so good with the UTF-8, as demonstrated with 
<http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/pdf.php?title=Alain_Lefèvre&language=fr>.  
Well, it found the article, but the title page was a bit mungled.

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