RE: [docbook-apps] RE: Sample/Example XSLT files for PDF conversion?

["Steve Whitlatch" <swhitlat at getnet dot net>]

Hello Tristan Fiedler,

Yes, I should have mentioned Bob Stayton's book. It is the
authority, and I need to spend more time with it.

see ya,

Steve Whitlatch



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fiedler, Tristan [mailto:fiedler@cshl.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 10:24 PM
> To: 'Steve Whitlatch '; 'Avi Miller ';
> 'docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org '
> Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] RE: Sample/Example
> XSLT files for PDF
> conversion?
>
>
>  The superbe tutorial at
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ has a great
> deal about print output options.
>
> I use this daily, and perhaps it may be of use.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tristan Fiedler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Whitlatch
> To: Avi Miller; docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> Sent: 1/4/05 9:40 PM
> Subject: [docbook-apps] RE: Sample/Example XSLT
> files for PDF conversion?
>
> Hello Avi MIller,
>
> I have an example project you might be interested in. You
> can download it from:
> http://www.getnet.net/~swhitlat
>
> You must follow the DocBook link on the left (old-style
> homepage that still uses frames).
>
> I should tell you early, this project is far from perfect.
> So, it is not offered as a sterling example of how to
> correctly format DocBook XML, but rather I offer it in the
> possibility that it can help beginners. The document uses
> SVG graphics and special fonts, which complicates things
> with FOP.
>
> Please feed back to me any corrections.
>
> Steve Whitlatch
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Avi Miller [mailto:avi.miller@squiz.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:47 PM
> > To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> > Subject: Sample/Example XSLT files for PDF conversion?
> >
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I'm busy converting some of our old Word-based
> > documentation over to
> > DocBook as a proof-of-concept for management. I'm
> > having a bit of a
> > problem styling the output.
> >
> > I can handle styling the HTML stuff, as that's
> > all CSS based, and I'm
> > pretty comfortable just working with a custom CSS
> > file. However, I'm
> > having a really hard time trying to make the PDF
> > output from DocBook
> > "prettier" (if you know what I mean). I learn
> > best from seeing what
> > other people do and tinkering with it until it
> > does what I want and I
> > can't seem to find any sample or example XSLT
> > stylesheets for DocBook to
> > PDF processing.
> >
> > Any pointers or assistance appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Avi
> >
> >
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