Re: DocBook XSL: The Next Generation

Norman Tovey-Walsh <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:05:23 +0100

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> Thanks Norm. Yes, that can be an interesting way. I've heard about that, but 
> I'm not so much into this topic ATM. As far as I know, the above tools are 
> commercial. Do you know an open source solution?

https://www.print-css.rocks/ lists a couple in addition to AH and
PrinceXML. I haven’t tried them. I’m surprised there aren’t more, TBH.

> I can fully understand your position. :) I'm sure it's fun, especially when 
> you come from a XSLT 1.0 background. That's a huge step forward. On the other 
> side, it's also a huge task, I guess. ;)

It’s bigger than a bread box, perhaps, but it’s not a gargantuan task.
The FO stylesheets in the 1.0 and 2.0 projects probably contain most of
the answers one needs, it’s just a question of restructuring them into
modern, XSLT 3.0 with a rationalized set of options.

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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