The general path is to convert XML->FO via XSLT, then run FOP on the FO file. FO is XML, but it contains much more than just the data, so it ends up looking more like HTML. See the FOP examples.
Hope I'm interpreting the problem right! -Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thierry, > I guess I am so new to this that I don't > know what you mean by formatting? I thought > that XML was formatless (if that is a word), in that > the DTD and the style sheets did all the formatting? > This is just about the most simple example I could > come up with that would render *something* in > HTML. (Besides the quote is special to me.) > I couldn't get a PDF version to work with any > fop tool...most of the tools didn't work either. > That is the problem. I would like to use the > same code to generate HTML, PDF, and maybe > another type of output that I could capture for the > book, and show the student/readers the beauty of > XML, write it once display it on many platforms. > > tim > 1/29/02 5:42:10 AM, Thierry Gounelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >Hi tim, > >I don't see any formating code in your post, just an xml source file. > >Could you be more precise. > > > >thierry > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Folks, > >> I am writing a textbook on HTML, and want to > >> include a chapter on XML. I am trying to get the > >> following code (DocBook) to generate a PDF file. > >> After a LONG struggle I managed to > >> xsltproc to use my XML and get the HTML to > >> render...but the PDF eludes me. Can y'all see > >> anything wrong with the following code? > >> > >> When it is generated, > >> by someone who knows what he is doing, > >> the block quote stuff just > >> disappears...the cite stuff renders > >> just fine??? > >> > >> What I am trying to do is simply show my > >> student/readers how XML can be used. > >> I have spent over 70 hours trying different > >> software to no avail. Ideas welcome! > >> What I really need is a reliable tool-chain > >> to take XML and generate HTML, PDF, > >> and maybe one other format that I could > >> capture and show the students. > >> > >> Can anyone help????? > >> > >> Thanks in advance! > >> > >> tim > >> > >> <?xml version="1.0"?> > >> <!DOCTYPE article SYSTEM "./docbookx.dtd"> > >> <article> > >> <title>There and Back Again</title> > >> <artheader> > >> <author> > >> <firstname>Bilbo</firstname> > >> <surname>Baggins</surname> > >> </author> > >> <pubdate>Long Ago</pubdate> > >> </artheader> > >> <para> > >> <abbrev>LOTR</abbrev> stands for Lord of the Rings. > >> In this paragaraph we could discuss > >> the intricate details of the construction > >> of a most proper hole in the ground. > >> </para> > >> <bridgehead>Now, a wonderful quote!</bridgehead> > >> <para> > >> <blockquote> > >> There were many paths that lead up into those > >> mountains, and many passes over them. But most > >> of the paths were cheats and deceptions and > >> lead nowhere or to bad ends; and most of the > >> passes were infested by evil things and > >> dreadful danger. > >> <citation>Page 64 of > >> <citetitle>The Hobbit</citetitle> > >> by J. R. R. Tolkin</citation> > >> </blockquote> > >> </para> > >> </article> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
