PDF Catalog Generator
 

Hi guys,

We are looking for beta testers to try our new service and provide feedback.
This is PDF Catalog Generator Service for X-Cart store located at pdf.x-cart-customization.com. In return we guarantee 50% discount for 1 year subscription for all accounts created before September 1, 2008.

The most active tester will get 1 year subscription for free!

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Features

• Doesn't require installation, it is online service hosted on our server
• Easy to use, just 3 simple steps to generate your X-Cart products catalog
• Ability to choose from predefined design templates
• Ability to customize predefined templates specially for you
  • Title, author, copyright
  • Page margins
  • Table of Contents levels
  • Footer content
  • Image compression level
  • Ability to resize your product images
  • Ability to include product options and wholesale prices
• Free time-unlimited demo, try before buy
• Flexible subscription plan

Samples
We generated some samples using the dafault X-Cart installation: Download Sample PDF 1, Download Sample PDF 2

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

We generated example PDF for default x-cart store installation: http://x-cart-customization.com/pdf/xcc-demo.pdf (approx. 2 Mb)

Still need more volunteers :D

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Nice looking mod, does it work with variants?

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Product options and variants will be added in the next version of the mod.

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Hi Holub,

Interesting idea (it is a good alternative to people manually making a downloadable catalogue) - looks good :)
Seems perhaps options and variants are not noted / shown for each product in pdf - it would be nice to add those as well.

Cheers - Asiaplay

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Thanks for feedback!

Probably we include product options and variants into the first release! 8)

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

If you want some more testers then I'll volunteer.

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Instructions are sent. Thank you.

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Thankyou.

I've installed the mod, very easy. Only 2 files to upload and no code to change.

Will the final version have more configerable options. At the moment the pictures are hige, some items take up one page which makes for alot of pages of someone was to print it out.
Out of stock items dont appear in the list either.
I have a catagory with one item in, which is out of stock. The catagory is still there but the item is not due to it being out of stock.
I'd want the catalogue to list all products, wether in stock or not.

Once you click create PDF, it takes a few seconds as you'd expect and you then get prompted to save or open the file.
Would it be possible to code in a place to save the file. So you can have a link in the shop front do download PDF, then when you re-generate the pdf for new stock it automatically saves to the location. Saving time in uploading the new file.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Thanks for feedback! More configurable options will be included into the first release, we just compiling the features list from your requests. Please send me the pdf file you have got.

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Hi,

We see the problem with image size.

This is because you use large images for thumbnails
(e.g.) http://www.homeworldz.co.uk/xcart/image.php?type=T&id=16161

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New features added:

- Ability to disable images (decrease PDF file size greatly)
- New view is added - table view (SKU, Title, Price). This is god for stores with large invenory. Example pdf file: http://x-cart-customization.com/pdf/xcc-demo-table-view.pdf

Still need more beta testers!

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

If you still need a volunteer let me know.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Instructions are sent using private message.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Hi, Yeah..

I let xcart resize the thumbnails.

Could you add an auto resize option to the code?

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

At this moment we consider this not reasonable for the first release. Resize option will load our PDF server greatly. But we consider this to be added in next releases.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Couldnt that be done on the shop owners server..?


In my case (maybe I've done things wrong) it would take me ages then to resize all my pics.

Maybe you could call the image from the thumbnail directory ?

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Beta 3 is a improvment.

Can you also add out of stock items aswell?

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For example... https://www.homeworldz.co.uk/xcart/images/cache/d037860f3e5737d55d59ac2a1cbb8f81.jpg

I appreciate that Im using tella firma's image mod so the url may be different for a generic xcart site..

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Out of stock items option will be added next week, with very large update. As for the images, we are searching the way to work with tella-firma mod.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

Looks very good, and is definitely something we can use as we spend hundred's of hours generating catalogs each quarter. Would love to help beta test.

Thanks,
Malcolm

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Is this mod still on-going ?

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

I have sent you the private message

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Initial post was completely edited, please read.

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HI

Is this going to be ready to purchase soon?

Joe

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

In fact PDF Catalog Generator is ready to purchase now. And purchase is possible from account page in user area.

Re: PDF Catalog Generator Mod (beta testers required)
 

I would like to test it for you too.

thanks,

Martin

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Invitation is sent through PM

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Hi guys,

Beta testing is over. Thank you for your help.

I am proud to announce the most active tester: Malcolm Gray (mpgyvr)

He has got 1 year PDF Catalog Generator Service subscription for free! :-)