March 2014 / F.G.
All config files use xml format. They use utf-8 encoding.
Use an appropriate editor like the free XML Notepad 2007 from Microsoft. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7973
The file config.xml is the main config file that is parsed first by Emas III.
| node | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| config->version | [###] | version numbers |
| config->update | http://[URL]/path/to/some/file.txt | URL to update text file. Text file needs to contain URL to new version |
| config->timeout | [seconds] | time in seconds for socket timeout |
| config->language | [ln] | set to desired default language, match filename emas_[ln].xml, [ln] - de, en, es, fr, int, it, es, pt |
| config->colours | container | groups predefined EMAS colour codes |
| config->colours->[colourname]->pantone | [text] | not used, informative |
| config->colours->[colourname]->cmyk | [c.cc m.mm y.yy k.kk] | cmyk between 0.00 and 1.00 |
| config->colours->[colourname]->gray | [k.kk] | k between 0.00 and 1.00 |
| config->colours->regnocode | container | groups Reg.No. properties |
| config->regnocode->font | container | groups Reg.No. font properties |
| config->regnocode->font->name | [text] | Reg.No. font name |
| config->regnocode->font->size | [points] | Reg.No. font size |
| config->vem->font | container | groups VEM text font properties |
| config->vem->font->name | [text] | VEM text font name |
| config->vem->font->size | [points] | VEM text font size |
| config->profile->cmyk | [filename] | cmyk icc profile filename in ../data/logo/icc/ |
| config->profile->rgb | [filename] | rgb icc profile filename in ../data/logo/icc/ |
| config->paths->im | [path/filename] | path/filename for image magick convert in ../data/bin/.. |
| config->paths->gs | [path/filename] | path/filename for ghost script in ../data/bin/.. |
| config->paths->pdfa | [path/filename] | path/filename for ghost script pdf exporter header in ../data/logo/pdf/.. |
| config->paths->glyphs | [path/filename] | path/filename for adobe glyph list ../data/logo/aglfn/.. |
The language config files of the the format emas_[ln].xml contain the language specfic details for Emas III and various other settings.
| node | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| config | container | groups most basic configuration data |
| config->language | two letter language code [ln] | set to language of this file, de, en, es, fr, int, it, es, pt |
| config->layout | container | groups layout settings |
| config->layout->window->width | [pixels] | width of main window |
| config->layout->window->height | [pixels] | height of main window |
| config->layout->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | max width of main menu button |
| config->layout->xstart | [pixels] | x of top left corner |
| config->layout->ystart | [pixels] | y of top left corner |
| config->layout->labelwidth | [pixels] | max text width in front of dropdowns |
| config->layout->selectwidth | [pixels] | max width of dropdowns |
| update | container | groups update pop-up window texts |
| update->title | [text] | update pop-up window title and udpate status text if version does not match |
| update->text | [text] | udpate pop-up window text to answer with OK |
| update->check_text | [text] | udpate status text before check |
| update->error_text | [text] | udpate status text if no answer or error from server |
| update->wrong_text | [text] | udpate status text if answer is invalid |
| update->recent_text | [text] | udpate status text if version matches |
| default | container | groups default settings |
| default->filename | [text] | default file name for save logo |
| default->headline | container | font properties headline |
| default->description | container | font properties description |
| default->link | container | font properties for links doc/href |
| default->text | container | font properties everything else |
| default->colour | container | colour Reg.No. font properties preview |
| default->gray | container | gray Reg.No. font properties preview |
| default->black | container | white on black Reg.No. font properties preview |
| default->white | container | black on white Reg.No. font properties preview |
| default->fileformat | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| default->colourformat | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| default->logolanguage | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| default->logotexte | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| default->regnocountry | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| default->regnoregion | [dropdown index number] | set to desired default index number for dropdown |
| menu | container | groups menu buttons |
| menu->language->text | [text] | text of the language menu button |
| menu->language->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the language menu button |
| menu->logo->text | [text] | text of the logo menu button |
| menu->logo->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the logo menu button |
| menu->help->text | [text] | text of the help menu button |
| menu->help->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the help menu button |
| menu->about->text | [text] | text of the about menu button |
| menu->about->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the about menu button |
| menu->docs->text | [text] | text of the documents menu button |
| menu->docs->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the documents menu button |
| menu->links->text | [text] | text of the links menu button |
| menu->links->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the links menu button |
| menu->exit->text | [text] | text of the exit menu button |
| menu->exit->menubuttonwidth | [pixels] | width of the exit menu button |
| tab | container | groups main tabs |
| tab->id | [text] | the id of this tab, do not change |
| tab->label | [text] | headline of this tab |
| tab->description | container | groups text elements on this tab |
| tab->separator | [text] | text between descriptions |
| tab->button | container | groups button elements on this tab |
| tab->button->[name]->text | [text] | text of the button [name] |
| tab->button->[name]->xpos | [pixels] | xpos of the button [name] |
| tab->button->[name]->ypos | [pixels] | ypos of the button [name] |
| tab->select | container | groups dropdown elements on this tab |
| tab->select->id | [text] | id of this dropdown, do not change |
| tab->select->label | [text] | headline of this dropdown |
| tab->select->xpos | [pixels] | xpos of this dropdown |
| tab->select->ypos | [pixels] | ypos of this dropdown |
| tab->select->item | container | groups a dropdown item text and its data |
| tab->select->item->text | [text] | dropdown item text |
| tab->select->item->data | [data] | dropdown item data |
| tab->item->open | container | groups links |
| tab->item->open->xpos | [pixels] | xpos of this link |
| tab->item->open->ypos | [pixels] | ypos of this link |
| tab->item->open->label | [text] | text before link item(s) |
| tab->item->open->item | container | groups link item |
| tab->item->open->item->text | [text] | text of the link |
| tab->item->open->item->doc | [filename] | open this [filename] from ../data/doc/ |
| tab->item->open->item->href | [url] | open this [url] |
| tab->item | container | groups sub tab items |
| tab->item->label | [text] | text for the tab of this sub tab |
| tab->item->text | [text] | paragraph of text on this sub tab |
| tab->item->tab | container | groups sub-sub tab items |
| tab->item->tab->item | container | sub-sub tab item |
| tab->item->tab->item->label | [text] | headline of this sub-sub tab |
| tab->item->tab->item->box | [text] | text with scrollbars |
| tab->item->tab->item->open | container | groups links |
| tab->item->tab->item->open->label | [text] | text before link item(s) |
| tab->item->tab->item->open->item | container | groups link item |
| tab->item->tab->item->open->item->text | [text] | text of the link |
| tab->item->tab->item->open->item->doc | [filename] | open this [filename] from ../data/doc/ |
| tab->item->tab->item->open->item->href | [url] | open this [url] |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph | [text] | container for a paragraph of text with a link on this sub-sub tab |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->text | [text] | paragraph of text on this sub-sub tab |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->height | [pixels] | override auto height of text box on this sub-sub tab |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open | container | groups links |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open->label | [text] | text before link item(s) |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open->item | container | groups link item |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open->item->text | [text] | text of the link |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open->item->doc | [filename] | open this [filename] from ../data/doc/ |
| tab->item->tab->item->paragraph->open->item->href | [url] | open this [url] |
The file emas_vem.xml contains the language specific translations for the logo text "VERIFIED ENVIROMENTAL MANAGENEMT".
| node | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| two letter language code [ln] | text | used to add text to logo |