Edit EditorialConfig

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 11/Nov/2016, at 09:33

 

Important: this is a critical system file and inappropriate changes can put at stake the production!

EditorialConfig contains number of parameters that drive the GN4 server behavior.

You can edit this configuration as a file on disk and then import it in your database (you can make a safe backup before making changes), or directly in EdAdmin4 (no backup, unless you copy and paste into a backup document before applying changes).

The parameters and the global overridable variables are described in the file itself. The syntax of what you have to enter in the customizable part of the EditorialConfig is described in About global overridable variables.

IMPORTANT: To make these changes available to the GN4 users, after you saved the file and imported it into the database, make all users log out and log back in.

Click to toggle expandEdit EditorialConfig in EdAdmin4

1.Run EdAdmin4, and then under Application Configuration click Client Applications.

2.Click button_small_down to expand search panel, and then in Name, enter EditorialConfig.

3.Click 113_Refresh_16 refresh button if necessary.

4.Double-click EditorialConfig in the navigator results, to display it in the content tab.

5.Select all text and paste it in a Notepad, to have a last good backup before making changes.

6.Edit and then on the Config menu, click Save.

7.Make all users log out and log back in.

Important

The changes you make in EdAdmin4 won't be reflected on the EditorialConfig.XML configuration file stored in ..\GN4\config folder. Therefore, if you ever reload the configuration file again, you will lose the changes made above.
Click to toggle expandEdit EditorialConfig.XML (as file)

1.Locate ..\GN4\config\global\ folder.

2.Locate the EditorialConfig.XML and make a copy, to have a last good backup before making changes.

3.Open the EditorialConfig.XML file in Visual Studio Express or any other XML-enabled editor.

4.Modify what you want and save your changes.

5.Import the modified EditorialConfig.XML into the database.

6.Make all users log out and log back in.
Click to toggle expandExport EditorialConfig from the database to a file

1.Open the Administrator Command prompt window.

2.Switch to the applications folder (typically c:\tera\gn4\bin).

3.Execute the command:

cmd4 config -name EditorialConfig -out c:\temp\EditorialConfig.xml -srvurl http://<servername>/GN4/adminsrv.asmx -username <username> -password <password>

4.Open the EditorialConfig.XML in Visual Studio Express or any other XML-enabled editor and review it or edit it.

5.Save your changes.
Click to toggle expandImport modified EditorialConfig.xml into the database

1.Open the Administrator Command prompt window.

2.Switch to the applications folder (typically c:\tera\gn4\bin).

3.Execute the command:

cmd4 config -in <fullpath>\EditorialConfig.XML -srvurl http://<servername>/GN4/adminsrv.asmx -username <username> -password <password>

4.Make all users log out and log back in.
Click to toggle expandAvailable options for EditorialConfig

The set of standard options is defined in the main application code and it changes very seldom. Not all the available options are listed in EditorialConfig - some of them are not listed, but still effective.

The standard options appear on top of the EditorialConfig.

This list is up-to-date with the version 2.3.2781. The values are the defaults, that are effective if the key is not present in the EditorialConfig, or if it has no different value.

•BaseTrackMode. Default = false. Put to true to enable new text palette controls

•CmdDefMis. Default = false. Put to true not to see units in millipoints.

•DefaultEngraverInfo. Default = undefined. Put to something as "9000m,9000m,9000m,9000m,0,1". The first four numbers are left, right, top and bottom margins, expressed in thousands of point. You may want to specify the top and bottom margins equal to your baseline grid. The fifth number is the method (Parallel=0 - Hull=1 - Convolution=2. The last number is the simplification order. If the DefaultEngraverInfo key does not exist, Fred4 loads the default hard-coded values, of 5pt for each margin.

•DefaultPagePreviewOptions. If not specified, the hard coded default is used (GIF format, 480px height). Otherwise, specify a name from the list, described in Page thumbnail options.

•DefaultShadowInfo. Default = undefined. You can customize the default soft shadow parameters in the root of the EditorialConfig . Example: DefaultShadowInfo="10pt,10pt,50,5pt,75". "Extended" version with the color/tint codes: DefaultShadowInfo="10pt,10pt,50,5pt,75,2,100,1,50“. The parameter list is:
- Offset X
- Offset Y
- Spread
- Blur
- Opacity
- (optional) Color Code
- (optional) Color Gray
- (optional) Color To Code
- (optional) Color To Gray

•DPIMaxLimit. Default=0. Maximum DPI for images. Default 0 means no limit.

•DPIMinLimit. Default = 36. Minimum DPI for images.

•DummyImgFolder. Default=undefined. Specify the GN4 folder where the images, used for the sample mode view, are stored.

•DummyText. Default=undefined. Enter the text to be used for the sample mode view.

•EditionSpikeWorkstate. Default=undefined. Workstate to check on pages when spiking edition

•ExtraCopyParamsED. Default=undefined. EDT extra param list to copy, comma separated, for edition object

•ExtraCopyParamsLY. Default=undefined. EDT extra param list to copy, comma separated, for layer object

•ExtraCopyParamsPG. Default=undefined. EDT extra param list to copy, comma separated, for page object

•FredRemoveJump. Default = 2. How to handle the 'Remove jump' message in Fred. See Avoiding prompt on unlinking text from jump layer.

•GeoPresets. Default = undefined. The list of geometry presets.

•LibThumbSize. Default =400. The size in pixels of library objects thumbnails.

•MasterThumbSize. Default =400. The size in pixels of master page thumbnails.

•MaxBlurDensityPixPrint. Default =150. Maximum pixels to use to blur an image/shape in printing (used in shadow process)

•MaxBlurDensityPixVideo. Default =50. Maximum pixels to use to blur an image/shape in video (used in shadow process)

•NewLineOnMerge. Default =true. When joining a local text with a linked text, the linked text is inserted in a new paragraph. Set to false to insert it in the same paragraph.

•ProtectFirstPara. Default =false. Set to true to avoid that the styles gets lost when you select all text.

•SpellColor. Default ="Red". You can enter another color name to underline the misspelled words.

•SpellThickJust. Default =2. Weight of the misspelled underline in the WYSIWYG pane or on page. The available values are 1-3. 1 is thin.

•SpellThickSrc. Default =1. Weight of the misspelled underline in the WYSIWYG pane or on page. The available values are 1-3. 1 is thin.

•WordSeparator. Default is undefined. Character set of word separators, such as " !\&quot;'(),-.:;&lt;&gt;?[]_`". See Configure word counter.

The set of custom options is defined in the add-ins and it changes infrequently. Not all the available options are listed in EditorialConfig - some of them are not listed, but still effective.

The custom options appear as lines within the Dict standard options - each custom option in own line.

This list is up-to-date with the version 2.3.2781.

See Global Overridable Variables for the reference.
Click to toggle expandNotes

•Replace <cmd4path> with the path of your GN4 application folder.

•Replace <itemname> with the name of the item (without .xml extension).

•Replace <filepath> with the full path to the file to be imported or exported, including file extension.

•Replace <servername> with the real name of your GN4 server.

•Replace <username> with the name of a GN4 user who has administrative permissions.

•Replace <password> with the password of the <username> GN4 user.

•Replace <fullpath> with the drive letter and the path to the file, including extension.