docbook-apps

  • 1.  passivetex support

    Posted 12-03-2011 23:40
    I'm proposing that support for the Passivetex XSL-FO processor in the XSL stylesheets
    be discontinued. When the DocBook XSL project was just getting started, Passivetex
    was one of two free XSL-FO processors (FOP was the other). Passivetex never fully
    implemented the standard, development ceased about 8 years ago, and its author
    admitted it was mostly a proof-of-concept project. The DocBook XSL stylesheets have a
    'passivetex.extensions' parameter, which is mostly used to compensate for and
    workaround the things it does not support. Today, FOP does a much better job, and is
    supported.

    So I wanted to ask the mailing list if anyone is using it, and needs to continue using
    it. If not, we will be removing the 'passivetex.extensions' param and all the code
    that references it.

    Bob Stayton
    Sagehill Enterprises
    bobs@sagehill.net





  • 2.  Re: [docbook-apps] passivetex support

    Posted 12-15-2011 08:03
    From: "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>
    Subject: [docbook-apps] passivetex support
    Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 15:39:40 -0800

    > I'm proposing that support for the Passivetex XSL-FO processor in the XSL stylesheets
    > be discontinued. When the DocBook XSL project was just getting started, Passivetex
    > was one of two free XSL-FO processors (FOP was the other). Passivetex never fully
    > implemented the standard, development ceased about 8 years ago, and its author
    > admitted it was mostly a proof-of-concept project. The DocBook XSL stylesheets have a
    > 'passivetex.extensions' parameter, which is mostly used to compensate for and
    > workaround the things it does not support. Today, FOP does a much better job, and is
    > supported.
    >
    > So I wanted to ask the mailing list if anyone is using it, and needs to continue using
    > it. If not, we will be removing the 'passivetex.extensions' param and all the code
    > that references it.

    Is Docbook In ConTeXt usable for Docbook5?

    Or what other free software tools without java exist for that purpose?

    Klaus Schilling



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