Re: Fw: Questions

J. McHam wrote:
> I have several questions about the XSL Utility that I am hoping you can
> answer, or at least point me in the right
> place in the XSL Utility documentation.
> 1. Are there any specific pros/cons to converting to RTF versus DOCX if
> I want to open the resulting file in Word 2007+?

Use .docx. It's the native format of MS-Word 2007+.



> The resulting RTF and DOCX files look the same to me, so I'm wondering
> if there is any significant difference?

.docx is not supported by MS-Word releases older than 2007+. RTF is.



> 2. I notice that none of paragraphs in the RTF or DOCX file have any
> Word styles attached to them. They are all
> "Normal." Is there any way to map Word styles to the paragraphs during
> the conversion process?

No.



> 3. I removed the numbering (i.e., 3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2, etc.) from my
> headings, but the headings are all formatted the
> same way in the RTF or DOCX files. Where/how to I specify that I want
> the different levels of headings
> formatted differently?

Customize the XSLT stylesheet which creates the XSL-FO intermediate 
file. Generally this kind of task is performed by an XML/XSLT consultant 
and not by the technical writer.

If your input XML files are DITA, what to do is explained here:
http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/_distrib/doc/manual/manual-5.html
(XMLmind DITA Converter is embedded in XMLmind XSL Utility.)



> 4. Where/how would I change the color of heading text?

Customize the XSLT stylesheet which creates the XSL-FO intermediate file.



> 5. Where/how would I change the symbol used for bullets?

Customize the XSLT stylesheet which creates the XSL-FO intermediate file.



> 6. Where/how would I change the color of the number used for numbered
> lists? (We use a specific blue in bold for the numbers.)

Customize the XSLT stylesheet which creates the XSL-FO intermediate file.



> 7. I followed the instructions in Procedure 5 in online help for
> changing fonts, but I can't seem to get my fonts to appear
> in the resulting RTF file. We use Calibri for serif fonts (regular text)
> and Georgia for non-serif text (headings).

Why not? This does not look bad. See attached screenshot 
word2007_georgia.png.



> I know that may seem backwards, but that is our style. My RTF file still has Arial for
> headings and Times New Roman for regular text.
> I restarted the XSL Utility after changing the font specifications, and
> I still can't get my fonts to appear in the RTF.
> Any thoughts on what I am doing incorrectly?

I cannot reproduce this problem. See attached screenshot 
word2007_georgia.png.

I did what is depicted by attached screenshot 
xslutil_xfc_param_genericFontFamilies.png, that is, specify *XFC* (i.e. 
not FOP, not XSLT stylesheet) parameter:

genericFontFamilies

as:

serif=Calibri,sans-serif=Georgia

More information here:
http://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/_distrib/doc/user/command_line_java.html
(Search for genericFontFamilies)

 
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