diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 41417bff..d3e6d417 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -25,34 +25,20 @@
   
   
   <goal name="pdf:init" prereqs="xdoc:init">
+  
     <!-- xdoc plugin properties -->
     <maven:get var="maven.xdoc.src"                   plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="maven.docs.src"/>
     <maven:get var="maven.xdoc.dest"                  plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="maven.docs.dest"/>
     <maven:get var="maven.xdoc.gen"                   plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="maven.gen.docs"/>
     <maven:get var="maven.xdoc.date.format"           plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="maven.xdoc.date.format"/>
     <maven:get var="maven.xdoc.date.locale"           plugin="maven-xdoc-plugin" property="maven.xdoc.date.locale"/>
-
-    <!-- pdf plugin properties -->
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.confidential"           plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.confidential"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.paperType"              plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.paperType"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.companyIncName"         plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.companyIncName"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.copyrightYear"          plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.copyrightYear"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.imageDpi"               plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.imageDpi"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.debug"                  plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.debug"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.navigationFile"         plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.navigationFile"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.pdfName"                plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.pdfName"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany"   plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.cover.projectName"      plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.cover.projectName"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.cover.type"             plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.cover.type"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.cover.version"          plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.cover.version"/>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.cover.date"             plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.cover.date"/>
+  
     <tstamp>
       <format 
-        property="maven.pdf.cover.date" 
-        pattern="${maven.xdoc.date.format}" 
+        property="maven.pdf.cover.date"
+        pattern="${maven.xdoc.date.format}"
         locale="${maven.xdoc.date.locale}"/>
     </tstamp>    
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.projectLogo"            plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.projectLogo"/>
     <j:if test="not ${maven.pdf.projectLogo.startsWith('http://')}">
       <maven:makeAbsolutePath 
         var="maven.pdf.projectLogo" 
@@ -60,7 +46,6 @@
         path="${maven.pdf.projectLogo}" 
         trim="true"/>
     </j:if>
-    <maven:get var="maven.pdf.companyLogo"            plugin="maven-pdf-plugin" property="maven.pdf.companyLogo"/>
     <j:if test="not ${maven.pdf.companyLogo.startsWith('http://')}">
       <maven:makeAbsolutePath 
         var="maven.pdf.companyLogo" 
@@ -70,8 +55,7 @@
     </j:if>
 
     <!-- internal variables -->
-    <j:set var="internal.pdf.workingDir" value="${maven.build.dir}/pdf"/>
-    <j:set var="internal.pdf.tocFile" value="${maven.xdoc.src}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile}"/>
+    <j:set var="internal_pdf_workingDir" value="${maven.build.dir}/pdf"/>
    
     <j:if test="${maven.pdf.debug}">
       <ant:echo>
@@ -94,6 +78,7 @@ maven.pdf.copyrightYear         = [${maven.pdf.copyrightYear}]
 maven.pdf.imageDpi              = [${maven.pdf.imageDpi}]
 maven.pdf.debug                 = [${maven.pdf.debug}]
 maven.pdf.navigationFile        = [${maven.pdf.navigationFile}]
+maven.pdf.navigationFilePath    = [${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}]
 maven.pdf.pdfName               = [${maven.pdf.pdfName}]
 maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany  = [${maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany}]
 maven.pdf.cover.projectName     = [${maven.pdf.cover.projectName}]
@@ -105,8 +90,7 @@ maven.pdf.companyLogo           = [${maven.pdf.companyLogo}]
 ==============================
 === pdf internal variables ===
 ==============================
-internal.pdf.workingDir         = [${internal.pdf.workingDir}]
-internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
+internal_pdf_workingDir         = [${internal_pdf_workingDir}]
       </ant:echo>
     </j:if>
     <j:if test="not ${maven.pdf.debug}">
@@ -116,7 +100,7 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
     </j:if>
 
     <!-- Create working directory -->      
-    <mkdir dir="${internal.pdf.workingDir}"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}"/>
   </goal>
   
   
@@ -131,20 +115,20 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
     prereqs="pdf:prepare" 
     description="Generates an fo xml document from the ${maven.pdf.navigationFile} file supplied as part of the documentation.">  
     
-    <echo>Generating ${maven.xdoc.dest}/project.fo ...</echo>
-    <available file="${internal.pdf.tocFile}" property="maven.fo.navigation.available"/>
+    <echo>Generating ${maven.xdoc.dest}/project.fo from ${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile} ...</echo>
+    <available file="${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile}" property="maven.fo.navigation.available"/>
     <fail 
-      message="PDF generation cannot complete as ${internal.pdf.tocFile} is missing" 
+      message="PDF generation cannot complete as ${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile} is missing" 
       unless="maven.fo.navigation.available"/>
     <!-- 'Major hack.' Stolen from the Latka plugin.jelly. All of this could be avoided by putting
      xalan into $MAVEN_HOME/lib/endorsed directory in the distribution, but never mind -->
     ${systemScope.setProperty('javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory','org.apache.xalan.processor.TransformerFactoryImpl')}
     <style 
-      in="${internal.pdf.tocFile}" 
-      out="${internal.pdf.workingDir}/project.fo" 
+      in="${maven.pdf.navigationFilePath}/${maven.pdf.navigationFile}" 
+      out="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/project.fo" 
       style="${plugin.resources}/project2fo.xslt" 
       force="true">
-      <param name="basePath" expression="${internal.pdf.workingDir}"/>
+      <param name="basePath" expression="${internal_pdf_workingDir}"/>
       <param name="confidential" expression="${maven.pdf.confidential}"/>
       <param name="paperType" expression="${maven.pdf.paperType}"/>
       <param name="companyIncName" expression="${maven.pdf.companyIncName}"/>
@@ -173,19 +157,19 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
     prereqs="pdf:init" 
     description="Stages all files needed to generate the PDF">
     <!-- First, copy all of the generated xdocs -->
-    <copy todir="${internal.pdf.workingDir}">
+    <copy todir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}">
       <fileset dir="${maven.xdoc.gen}" force="true">
         <include name="**/*.*"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
     <!-- Copy all of the user-supplied xdocs -->
-    <copy todir="${internal.pdf.workingDir}" force="true" overwrite="true">
+    <copy todir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}" force="true" overwrite="true">
       <fileset dir="${maven.xdoc.src}">
         <include name="**/*.*"/>
       </fileset>
     </copy>
     <!-- Then, copy all of images generated -->
-    <copy todir="${internal.pdf.workingDir}" force="true">
+    <copy todir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}" force="true">
       <fileset dir="${maven.xdoc.dest}">
         <include name="**/*.gif"/>
         <include name="**/*.jpg"/>
@@ -193,7 +177,7 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
       </fileset>
     </copy>
     <!-- Finally, copy the FOP config file and all of the fonts -->
-    <copy todir="${internal.pdf.workingDir}" force="true">
+    <copy todir="${internal_pdf_workingDir}" force="true">
       <fileset dir="${plugin.resources}">
         <include name="userconfig.xml"/>
         <include name="fonts/*.*"/>
@@ -207,8 +191,8 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
     description="Generates a PDF document containing all project documentation. The PDF is generated from the .fo file generated in the fo:fo goal." 
     prereqs="pdf:prepare">
     
-    <echo>Generating ${internal.pdf.workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName} ...</echo>
-    <echo>Config file: ${internal.pdf.workingDir}/userconfig.xml</echo>
+    <echo>Generating ${internal_pdf_workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName} ...</echo>
+    <echo>Config file: ${internal_pdf_workingDir}/userconfig.xml</echo>
     <java classname="org.apache.fop.apps.Fop" fork="yes" failonerror="true" maxmemory="500m">
       <classpath>
         <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('fop')}"/>
@@ -236,16 +220,16 @@ internal.pdf.tocFile            = [${internal.pdf.tocFile}]
         <pathelement location="${plugin.getDependencyPath('xml-apis')}"/>
       </classpath>
       <arg value="-c"/>
-      <arg value="${internal.pdf.workingDir}/userconfig.xml"/>
+      <arg value="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/userconfig.xml"/>
       <if test="${maven.pdf.debug}">
         <arg value="-d"/>
       </if>
       <arg value="-fo"/>
-      <arg value="${internal.pdf.workingDir}/project.fo"/>
+      <arg value="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/project.fo"/>
       <arg value="-pdf"/>
-      <arg value="${internal.pdf.workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName}"/>
+      <arg value="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName}"/>
       <sysproperty key="javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory" value="org.apache.xalan.processor.TransformerFactoryImpl"/>
     </java>
-    <copy todir="${maven.xdoc.dest}" file="${internal.pdf.workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName}"/>
+    <copy todir="${maven.xdoc.dest}" file="${internal_pdf_workingDir}/${maven.pdf.pdfName}"/>
   </goal>
 </project>
diff --git a/pdf/plugin.properties b/pdf/plugin.properties
index 823c375c..1236dedd 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.properties
+++ b/pdf/plugin.properties
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ maven.pdf.copyrightYear=${pom.inceptionYear}
 maven.pdf.imageDpi=72
 maven.pdf.debug=false
 maven.pdf.navigationFile=navigation.xml
+maven.pdf.navigationFilePath=${maven.xdoc.src}
 maven.pdf.pdfName=${pom.artifactId}.pdf
 maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany=${pom.organization.name}
 maven.pdf.cover.projectName=${pom.name}
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
index e3bf40b0..cdc7fb04 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <release version="2.2-SNAPSHOT" date="In CVS">
       <action dev="aheritier" type="fix" issue="MPPDF-14">PRE tag support added.</action>
       <action dev="carlos" type="fix">Show "v." in cover only when version is not empty.</action>
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="add" issue="MPPDF-11">The new property "maven.pdf.navigationFilePath" allows you to define a different directory from ${maven.xdoc.src} for the navigation file (If this file is generated for example).</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="add" issue="MPPDF-10" due-to="M. Sean Gilligan">Add USLetter (8.5"x11") as a paper type.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="2.1" date="2004-05-15">
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml b/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
index cceba9ab..ece7a1dd 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@
               <code>navigation.xml</code>
             </td>
           </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <td width="25%">maven.pdf.navigationFilePath</td>
+            <td>The directory where the ${maven.pdf.navigationFile} can be found. This is useful to define it if this file is generated for example.</td>
+            <td width="10%">Yes</td>
+            <td>
+              <code>${maven.xdoc.src}</code>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
           <tr>
             <td width="25%">maven.pdf.projectLogo</td>
             <td>Project logo URL (or relative path).</td>
@@ -161,8 +169,7 @@
           </tr>
           <tr>
             <td width="25%">maven.docs.src</td>
-            <td>The source directory for the 
-                    <code>${maven.pdf.navigationFile}</code> file and the user 
+            <td>The source directory for the user 
                     xml documentations files.</td>
             <td width="10%">Yes</td>
             <td>