Re: [docbook-apps] ANNOUNCE: new solar book produced using Docbook

2015-07-09 Thread David Goss
Hi Bob, Where there any elements in particular in the InDesign mock-ups that your designer provided that were difficult to implement in XSL for the PDF? Was there anything in particular that required some creative stylesheet workarounds? -- David Goss , Technical Writer Frontier

Re: [docbook-apps] ANNOUNCE: new solar book produced using Docbook

2015-07-09 Thread Larsen, Lance
Hi Bob, Amazon says your book is in the mail and I should have it by Saturday. Looking forward to reading it! Cheers, Lance On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Bob Stayton b...@sagehill.net wrote: You know me as the author of *DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide*. Now I have written another book

Re: [docbook-apps] ANNOUNCE: new solar book produced using Docbook

2015-07-09 Thread Bob Stayton
Hi David, I could have implemented the cover in XSL, but there were three reasons why I chose not to. a. The cover is a one-off customization with little potential for reuse of the XSL, so it didn't seem to be a good use of my time. b. I wanted to interactively write-to-fit the text on

Re: [docbook-apps] ANNOUNCE: new solar book produced using Docbook

2015-07-09 Thread Barton Wright
Hi Bob, I have today ordered a copy of Power Shift on Amazon. Although I do have an interest in solar power, I did this mostly in appreciation of the fine work you have always done to support the DocBook community over the years. I hope everyone on this mailing list feels the same way and