XSL Formatting Objects

XSL Formatting Objects

Author: Douglas Lovell

Publisher: Sams Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presenting the best practices for using the XSL-Formatting Objects specificiation to present XML data, this is a syntactical reference and a guide for developing practical solutions using the complete XSL toolkit. In exploring the available tools and architectures, the book allows programmers to understand and apply XSL as practitioners.


XSL-FO

XSL-FO

Author: Dave Pawson

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2002-08-19

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1449366023

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

No matter how flexible and convenient digital information has become, we haven't done away with the need to see information in print. Extensible Style Language-Formatting Objects, or XSL-FO, is a set of tools developers and web designers use to describe page printouts of their XML (including XHTML) documents. If you need to produce high quality printed material from your XML documents, then XSL-FO provides the bridge.XSL-FO is one of the few books to go beyond a basic introduction to the technology. While many books touch on XSL-FO in their treatment of XSLT, this book offers in-depth coverage of XSL-FO's features and strengths. Author Dave Pawson is well known in the XSLT and XSL-FO communities, and maintains the XSLT FAQ. An online version of this book has helped many developers master this technology. XSL-FO is the first time this reference is available in print.The first part of the book provides an overview of the technology and introduces the XSL-FO vocabulary. The author discusses how to choose among today's implementations, explains how to describe pages, and shows you what is going on in the processor in terms of layout. You'll learn about the basics of formatting and layout as well as readability.The second part focuses on smaller pieces: blocks, inline structures, graphics, color and character level formatting, concluding by showing how to integrate these parts into a coherent whole. XSL-FO also explores organizational aspects you'll need to consider?how to design your stylesheets strategically rather than letting them evolve on their own.XSL-FO is more than just a guide to the technology; the book teaches you how to think about the formatting of your documents and guides you through the questions you'll need to ask to ensure that your printed documents meet the same high standards as your computer-generated content. Written for experienced XML developers and web designers, no other book contains as much useful information on this practical technology.


XSL-FO Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

XSL-FO Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

Author: Herong Yang

Publisher: HerongYang.com

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a collection of tutorial notes and sample codes written by the author while he was learning XSL-FO (Extensible Stylesheet Language - Formatting Objects) himself. Topics include: Introduction to XSL, XSL-FO, and Apache FOP; XSL concepts: Area Model, Inline Stacking and Block Stacking; Page layouts: simple-page-master and page-sequence-master; Page regions: region-body, region-before, region-after, region-start and region-end; Formatting objects: Block-Level and Inline-Level Objects; Adding Graphics from Files and SVG Elements; Managing DPI Resolution; Building Tables of Rows and Columns; Managing Lists of Items and Floating Blocks; Adding External and Internal Hyperlinks; Building Table of Contents; Adding Page Headers and Footers; Managing Fonts: Generic Fonts; Adobe Base-14 Fonts; Embedding Fonts; HTML with SVG and MathML to PDF conversion. Updated in 2024 (Version v2.25) with minor updates. For latest updates and free sample chapters, visit https://www.herongyang.com/XSL-FO.


Definitive XSL-FO

Definitive XSL-FO

Author: G. Ken Holman

Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780131403741

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a tutorial on how to use the W3C's new XSL-F0 technology for publication quality enterprise publishing.


Dynamic Content and Format

Dynamic Content and Format

Author: Dennis Marc Busch

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2005-09-21

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 3638419800

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, grade: 1,7, University of the Federal Armed Forces München (Institut für Softwaretechnologie/Institute for Software Technology), course: Seminar Document Engineering, language: English, abstract: ”XML is text, but isn’t meant to be read” Number three in WorldWideWeb Consortium’s (W3C) ”XML in 10 points” [W3C, 2001] pinpoints one main feature and problem of XML languages. They only describe the contained information based on structural aspects, and separate it from the design. In order to present this information, for example as a web page or in print, they have to be transformed into an appropriate form. XSL is an concept for expressing stylesheets that can transform XML documents. This paper provides an overview over the main concepts of transforming XML with XSL, describes another representative of generic markup, LATEX, and shows, how these concepts can be brought together into practice.


Web Design with XML

Web Design with XML

Author: Manfred Knobloch

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2003-06-13

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this quick and easy introduction to key XML technologies, "Web Design with XML" adds another dimension to XML, demonstrating how to generate visual output using XML DTDs, Namespaces, CSS, XSL, and XSLT, all illustrated with examples.


XML Bible

XML Bible

Author: Elliotte Rusty Harold

Publisher:

Published: 2001-10-15

Total Pages: 1624

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This fast-paced and thorough tutorial/reference contains everything an experienced web developer needs to put XML to work on established or new web sites. XML Bible, Gold Edition covers the fundamentals of the XML language, with emphasis on the creation of XML pages and their publication on the Web; the integration of XML with HTML, databases, and scripting languages to build complex applications. This book also covers Cascading Style Sheets and XSL Transformation; and supplemental technologies such as XLinks and XPointers.


Learning XML

Learning XML

Author: Erik T. Ray

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2003-09-22

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 1449378870

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This second edition of the bestselling Learning XML provides web developers with a concise but grounded understanding of XML (the Extensible Markup Language) and its potential-- not just a whirlwind tour of XML.The author explains the important and relevant XML technologies and their capabilities clearly and succinctly with plenty of real-life projects and useful examples. He outlines the elements of markup--demystifying concepts such as attributes, entities, and namespaces--and provides enough depth and examples to get started. Learning XML is a reliable source for anyone who needs to know XML, but doesn't want to waste time wading through hundreds of web sites or 800 pages of bloated text.For writers producing XML documents, this book clarifies files and the process of creating them with the appropriate structure and format. Designers will learn what parts of XML are most helpful to their team and will get started on creating Document Type Definitions. For programmers, the book makes syntax and structures clear. Learning XML also discusses the stylesheets needed for viewing documents in the next generation of browsers, databases, and other devices.Learning XML illustrates the core XML concepts and language syntax, in addition to important related tools such as the CSS and XSL styling languages and the XLink and XPointer specifications for creating rich link structures. It includes information about three schema languages for validation: W3C Schema, Schematron, and RELAX-NG, which are gaining widespread support from people who need to validate documents but aren't satisfied with DTDs. Also new in this edition is a chapter on XSL-FO, a powerful formatting language for XML. If you need to wade through the acronym soup of XML and start to really use this powerful tool, Learning XML, will give you the roadmap you need.


Learning XSLT

Learning XSLT

Author: Michael Fitzgerald

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2003-11-14

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 0596003277

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

XSLT is a powerful language for transforming XML documents into something else. That something else can be an HTML document, another XML document, a Portable Document Format (PDF) file, a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file, a Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) file, Java code, or a number of other things. You write an XSLT stylesheet to define the rules for transforming an XML document, and the XSLT processor does the work. As useful as XSLT is, its peculiar characteristics make it a difficult language in which to get started. In fact, newcomers are often a little dazed on first contact. Learning XSLT offers a hands-on introduction to help them get up to speed with XSLT quickly. The book will help web developers and designers understand this powerful but often mystifying template-driven and functional-styled language, getting them over the many differences between XSLT and the more conventional programming languages. Learning XSLT moves smoothly from the simple to complex, illustrating all aspects of XSLT 1.0 through step-by-step examples that you'll practice as you work through the book. Thorough in its coverage of the language, the book makes few assumptions about what you may already know. You'll learn about XSLT's template-based syntax, how XSLT templates work with each other, and gain an understanding of XSLT variables. Learning XSLT also explains how the XML Path Language (XPath) is used by XSLT and provides a glimpse of what the future holds for XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0. The ability to transform one XML vocabulary to another is fundamental to exploiting the power of XML. Learning XSLT is a carefully paced, example-rich introduction to XSLT that will have you understanding and using XSLT on your own in no time.


XML 1.1 Bible

XML 1.1 Bible

Author: Elliotte Rusty Harold

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 1056

ISBN-13: 0764569309

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Updated and better than ever, this more focused revision provides comprehensive coverage of XML to anyone with a basic understanding of HTML and Web servers Featuring all-new examples, this book contains everything readers need to know to incorporate XML in their Web site plans, designs, and implementations Continues expert Elliotte Rusty Harold's well-known track record for delivering the best XML guidance available Includes coverage of the most recent XML 1.1 specification and the latest trends in XML Web publishing Companion Web site includes additional examples and reference material found in previous editions that readers may find useful