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Re: RE: DOCBOOK: Problems creating pdf file of tdg
- From: Bob Stayton <bobs at caldera dot com>
- To: Kraa de Simon <Simon dot de dot Kraa at icl dot nl>, docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 13:15:18 -0800
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: RE: DOCBOOK: Problems creating pdf file of tdg
- References: <C1EBEEBBB842D411B4120000949A1F5802019E97@wwmessd135>
On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 05:49:52PM +0100, Kraa de Simon wrote:
> I tried an evaluation version XEP from RenderX and it did a very good job
> converting XSL FO to PDF.
>
> It's a bit too expensive for me ($5000 for single CPU) so I'm looking for
> another good XSL FO to PDF engine.
>
> Any suggestions? (already tried FOP)
You should try PassiveTex:
http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/TEI/Software/passivetex/
I find it works better than FOP.
But getting it working can be a bear.
I've never gotten PassiveTex working over an existing
TeX installation. There were always fatal errors,
of a type that didn't make enough sense to me to fix.
I have gotten PassiveTex working on both Win2K and Linux
by doing the following:
1. Download the TexLive CD image and cut a CD.
2. Install the entire TeX distribution
from the TexLive CD.
3. Follow Sebastian Rahtz's directions from the
above webpage *to the letter* to install PassiveTex
in the new TeX installation.
Like FOP, it isn't perfect, but it is useful.
Bob Stayton 400 Encinal Street
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