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  <title>Resources for custom PDF plug-ins</title>
  <titlealts>
    <navtitle>Custom PDF plug-in resources</navtitle>
  </titlealts>
  <shortdesc>There are several external resources that can help you generate and refine custom PDF plug-ins for DITA
    Open Toolkit.</shortdesc>
  <prolog>
    <metadata>
      <keywords>
        <indexterm>RenderX<indexterm>plugin generator</indexterm></indexterm>
        <indexterm>Antenna House<indexterm>plugin generator</indexterm></indexterm>
        <indexterm>Apache FOP<indexterm>plugin generator</indexterm></indexterm>
        <indexterm>Jarno Elovirta</indexterm>
        <indexterm>PDF<indexterm>plugin generator</indexterm></indexterm>
        <indexterm>fonts<indexterm>PDF plugin generator</indexterm></indexterm>
      </keywords>
    </metadata>
  </prolog>

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      <title>PDF Plugin Generator</title>
      <p>This online tool, developed and maintained by Jarno Elovirta, enables you to generate a PDF customization
        plug-in automatically.</p>
      <p>The application at <xref href="http://dita-generator.elovirta.com/" format="html" scope="external"
          >dita-generator.elovirta.com</xref> walks you through the process of creating a custom PDF plug-in and allows
        you to adjust a variety of settings for your PDF output. For example, you can:</p>
      <ul>
        <li>Define the target environment, selecting from the most current and two previous versions of DITA-OT</li>
        <li>Select the XSL formatting engine (FOP, Antenna House Formatter, or RenderX XEP)</li>
        <li>Specify page size, columns, and margins</li>
        <li>Select from (limited) options for headers and footers</li>
        <li>Specify layout options for chapters</li>
        <li>Select formatting for the following publication components:
          <ul>
            <li>Normal text</li>
            <li>Headings (levels one through four)</li>
            <li>Titles for sections and examples</li>
            <li>Tables and figures</li>
            <li>Notes and examples</li>
            <li>Lists (unordered, ordered, and definition)</li>
            <li>Code blocks and pre-formatted text</li>
            <li>Inline elements such as links and trademarks</li>
          </ul><draft-comment author="Kristen Eberlein" time="13 February 2016">
            <p>Given the technical level of our audience here, should we list DITA elements rather than the generic
              categories?</p>
          </draft-comment>
          <p>For each component, you can specify: </p>
          <ul>
            <li>Font family, size, weight, and style</li>
            <li>Color and background color</li>
            <li>Alignment, indentation, spacing, and padding</li>
          </ul></li>
      </ul>
      <note type="tip">The PDF Plugin Generator should be your first stop as you start developing a brand-new PDF
        customization plug-in.</note>
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