Configuration files are necessary for editor run, without them the application can't start.
Configuration files are stored in the directory
/configuration
. They describe information about FO
parameters displayed in the editor.
List of all configuration files
types.xml
– describes some basic
parameter types e.g. fonts, colors, units
attributes.xml
– describes attributes
used in attribute-sets
graphics.xml
– describes graphics figures
illustrating values of FO parameters
config.xml
– main configuration file
describing layout of FO parameters and FO attribute-sets in the FO
editor
Together with the configuration files the editor needs XML files from parameter specifications.
Contents of configuration files and parameter reference files are interdependent. Dependences are illustrated by the schema (Figure 1.1).
When the FO parameter editor is launched, it starts to load configuration files. Information about the loading progress are shown in the information panel (Figure 1.2).
After all configuration files are loaded, the progress information panel disappears.
FO parameter editor can't run without the presence of well-formed configuration files. When the editor is starting, it loads information from the configuration files. If a configuration file is missing or isn't well-formed, the FO parameter editor stops loading and shows the error (Figure 1.3).
Then you must close the information panel, correct the mentioned errors and launch the FO parameter editor again.