RE: [xsl] XSL, XSL:FO

Subject: RE: [xsl] XSL, XSL:FO
From: "Ganesh Babu Nallamothu, Integra-India" <ganeshbabu.nallamothu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:53:29 +0530
Dear Arun,

First we have to know the usage of XSL. This is the language with which we
can able to derive different outputs from XML files. By using XSL we can
able to convert XML files into Text, HTML, XHTML, SGML, FO, user defined
coding and XML

IE is the tool to view the html/XHTML output. To get other inputs you need
to have XSL Processor.

The famous XSL Processors are:

1. Xalan
2. Saxon
3. XT
4. xsltproc

I am using Xalan to convert XML into other formats.

Specific to XSL-FO:

Download the free XSL-FO Processor FOP from http://xml.apache.org/fop

This is the tool which will convert you XML to PDF with the help of XSL file
you have written.

Regards,
Ganesh


-----Original Message-----
From: Arun Sinha [mailto:arunsinha666@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 11:39 AM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [xsl] XSL, XSL:FO


Hi,

What is the basic requirement for XSL:FO?

When I started learning and coding XSL the only software
needed was IE.

Now I am trying to learn XSL:FO but it isn't working.
Do I need to install and run any software for XSL:FO ?

I have the following XML and XSL:FO code but it isn't getting
formtted as per the code.

XML :-

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='test.fo' ?>
<document>
  <section>
   <head>My very first xsl-fo document</head>
   <para> A new <em>technology</em> to learn</para>
  </section>
  <section>
    <head>The second section should start on a new page </head>
   <para>The second section</para>
  </section>
</document>


XSL/XSL:FO :-
<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
				xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"; version="1.0">

<xsl:output method="xml"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format";>

	<fo:layout-master-set>
		<fo:simple-page-master
			master-name="simple"
			page-height  ="29.7cm"
			page-width   ="21cm"
			margin-left  ="2.5cm"
			margin-right ="2.5cm">
			<fo:region-body margin-top="13cm"/>
		</fo:simple-page-master>
	</fo:layout-master-set>

	<fo:page-sequence master-reference="simple">
		<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
			<xsl:apply-templates/>
		</fo:flow>
	</fo:page-sequence>

</fo:root>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="document">
	<fo:block>
		<xsl:apply-templates/>
	</fo:block>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="section">
  <fo:block break-before="page">
    <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </fo:block>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="head">
	<fo:block>
		<xsl:apply-templates/>
	</fo:block>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="para">
	<fo:block>
		<xsl:apply-templates/>
	</fo:block>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="em">
	<fo:inline font-style="italic">
		<xsl:apply-templates/>
	</fo:inline>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="*">
	<fo:block background-color="red">
		<xsl:apply-templates/>
	</fo:block>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>


Thanks in advance.

Arun

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