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<html lang="en"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2020"><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT"><meta name="description" content="In most cases, PDF output should be customized by creating custom DITA-OT plug-ins that build on the default DITA to PDF transformation. PDF plug-ins can customize covers and page layouts, modify formatting, override the logic of the default PDF plug-in, and much more."><meta name="keywords" content="transformations, PDF, PDF, custom plug-in"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/commonltr.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/dita-ot-doc.css"><title>Custom PDF plug-ins</title></head><body id="custom-pdf-plugins"><header role="banner"><div class="header">
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<p>DITA Open Toolkit</p>
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</div></header><nav role="toc"><ul><li><a href="../index.html">DITA Open Toolkit 3.6</a></li><li><a href="../release-notes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li><li><a href="../topics/installing-client.html">Installing DITA-OT</a></li><li><a href="../topics/building-output.html">Building output</a></li><li><a href="../topics/input-formats.html">Authoring formats</a></li><li><a href="../topics/output-formats.html">Output formats</a></li><li><a href="../parameters/index.html">Parameters</a></li><li><a href="../topics/html-customization.html">Customizing HTML</a></li><li><a href="../topics/pdf-customization.html">Customizing PDF</a></li><li><a href="../topics/adding-plugins.html">Adding plug-ins</a></li><li><a href="../topics/custom-plugins.html">Creating plug-ins</a><ul><li><a href="../topics/plugin-benefits.html">Plug-in benefits</a></li><li><a href="../topics/plugin-configfile.html">Plug-in descriptor file</a></li><li><a href="../topics/plugin-coding-conventions.html">Coding conventions</a></li><li><a href="../topics/plugin-dependencies.html">Plug-in dependencies</a></li><li><a href="../topics/plugin-use-cases.html">Plug-in use cases</a></li><li><a href="../topics/html-customization-plugins.html">Custom HTML plug-ins</a></li><li class="active"><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-plugins.html">Custom PDF plug-ins</a><ul><li><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-plugin-types.html">Types of PDF plug-ins</a></li><li><a href="../topics/pdf-plugin-structure.html">PDF plug-in structure</a></li><li><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-example.html">Simple PDF plug-in</a></li><li><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-resources.html">PDF plug-in resources</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="../topics/globalization.html">Globalizing DITA content</a></li><li><a href="../topics/migration.html">Migrating customizations</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="../topics/troubleshooting-overview.html">Troubleshooting</a></li><li><a href="../reference/index.html">Reference</a></li><li><a href="../topics/dita-and-dita-ot-resources.html">Resources</a></li></ul></nav><main role="main"><article role="article" aria-labelledby="ariaid-title1">
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<h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Custom PDF plug-ins</h1>
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<p class="shortdesc">In most cases, PDF output should be customized by creating custom DITA-OT plug-ins that build on the
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default DITA to PDF transformation. PDF plug-ins can customize covers and page layouts, modify formatting, override
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the logic of the default PDF plug-in, and much more.</p>
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<nav role="navigation" class="related-links"><ul class="ullinks"><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-plugin-types.html">Types of custom PDF plug-ins</a></strong><br>There are two common types of plug-ins: A plug-in that simply sets the DITA-OT parameters to be used when a PDF is generated, and a plug-in that overrides aspects of the base DITA-OT PDF transformation. A plug-in can, of course, do both of these things.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../topics/pdf-plugin-structure.html">PDF plug-in structure</a></strong><br>In cases that require substantial customizations, it is often useful to organize the files in a folder structure that mimics the hierarchy of the default PDF plug-in.</li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-example.html">Example: Creating a simple PDF plug-in</a></strong><br>This scenario walks through the process of creating a very simple plug-in (<code class="ph codeph">com.example.print-pdf</code>) that creates a new transformation type: <span class="keyword option">print-pdf</span>. </li><li class="link ulchildlink"><strong><a href="../topics/pdf-customization-resources.html">Resources for custom PDF plug-ins</a></strong><br>There are several external resources that can help you generate and refine custom PDF plug-ins for DITA Open Toolkit.</li></ul><div class="familylinks"><div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="../topics/custom-plugins.html" title="In addition to adding plug-ins from the plug-in registry at dita-ot.org/plugins, you can create custom DITA-OT plug-ins of your own to modify the default output, add new output formats, support new languages, or implement DITA topic specializations.">Creating custom plug-ins</a></div></div><div class="linklist relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br><ul class="linklist"><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../topics/pdf-customization.html" title="You can adjust various aspects of PDF output by changing parameter settings. For more complex customizations, you can create custom DITA-OT plug-ins.">Customizing PDF output</a></li><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../topics/pdf-customization-approaches.html" title="Various methods may be used to customize the PDF output that DITA Open Toolkit produces. Each of these approaches have advantages and shortcomings that should be considered when preparing a customization project.">PDF customization approaches</a></li><li class="linklist"><a class="link" href="../topics/plugin-coding-conventions.html" title="To ensure custom plug-ins work well with the core toolkit code and remain compatible with future releases, the DITA Open Toolkit project recommends that plug-ins use modern development practices and common coding patterns.">Plug-in coding conventions</a></li></ul></div></nav></article></main></body></html> |