docbook-apps

  • 1.  [docbook-apps] Considering XSL-FO as a graphics file format

    Posted 08-24-2006 14:00
    Hi,

    I am working on a DocBook project that has several literal layouts. They
    are listing of XML documents. To make them easier to read, I wanted them to
    be multi-colored; so I wrote an XSL stylesheet to transform them into -fo
    with the appropriate inlines to control the color. I include placeholders
    within the DocBook to indicate where the listings are to be placed. I
    transform the DocBook into -fo and then replace each placeholder with its
    colorized -fo listing. I then process the resulting file using XEP creating
    a pdf. This process works fine but it is time consuming and must be
    repeated very time there is a change to the DocBook file.

    My question is "Is it possible to treat these -fo files as graphics files,
    similar to SVG files?"

    Gordon Ney



  • 2.  Re: [docbook-apps] Considering XSL-FO as a graphics file format

    Posted 08-24-2006 20:47
    Ney, Gordon B Mr AMSAA wrote:

    >
    > My question is "Is it possible to treat these -fo files as graphics files,
    > similar to SVG files?"

    No Gordon.
    xsl-fo != svg.


    regards

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    Dave Pawson
    XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
    http://www.dpawson.co.uk