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

Hi Gordon,
Since you are already using XSL to process the literal layouts, another 
approach would be to incorporate those templates into the stylesheet 
customization layer that formats the document.  Then you can do it all in 
one pass.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting



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From: "Ney, Gordon B Mr AMSAA" <>
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Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:00 AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Considering XSL-FO as a graphics file format


> 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
>
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