Well, thanks again to both Paul T. and Mike F.
I do have the xslt working satisfactorily now. Not sure I could explain to a
board of examiners how I got the namespaces to work, but enough for now. I
have it all running automatically, so I can concentrate on the actual
formatting, rather than manually pasting the svg in place to see how it
looks.
I have liked Michael Kay's book, although it feels like he believes XSLT and
XPATH can do everything and you have to accept the functional paradigm with
religious fervor.
I haven't posted on Mulberry yet. I prefer to listen for a while and get a
sense for the protocol and dynamics of the group before I pose a relative
beginner's question.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ferrando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: putting an svg element into an fo document
Paul T.,
Well, I agree that starting with Michael Kay's XSLT book (1.0 first
edition) is overwhelming for a beginner, but that is how I started.
One thing I liked about the book was the structure. I tend to learn
things systematically and that really worked for me.
But for most I can agree that it may be more spec than a beginner
will need or be able to use in practice.
Mike Ferrando
Library Technician
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
202-707-4454
--- Paul Tremblay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 12:43:06PM -0500, Tracey Zellmann wrote:
>
> Thanks. Your example contained a golden nugget of advice. I see
that you
> included the svg namespace, as well as using svg:svg. I had only
used an
> unqualified svg. I have experimented with that and got some very
> encouraging results.
>
> I did a bunch of XSLT and XPATH work last year, but I am a little
rusty. I
> have Michael Kay's XSLT 2.0 book, but no ready reference for
XPATH itself.
> I signed up for the Mulberry list yesterday, but it has been
silent, other
> than my confirmation.
>
Strange that no one resonded. I have Kay's first book, and if his
second book is anything like his first, it is not a good book to
start
with--or even use except when you really need the exact technical
specifications. It is good for technical specifications and for
getting acquantied with the fine details, but this is all I use it
for.
Paul
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