Re: [xsl] xslt and xslfo

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2009-07-17 13:34 -0700, Ming Yu wrote:
> I've been working with xml and xslt for a while. But I'm new to 
> xslfo. I found this tutorial from antennahouse: 
> http://www.antennahouse.com/XSLsample/XSLsample.htm
>
> Is this a good place to start to get familiar with xslfo? I'm not 
> sure which tool I should use to do the transformation and 
> formatting. I'm looking at perl's module XML::ApacheFOP. Do you have 
> any suggestions?
>
> Any help is highly appreciated!

I have made available freely-downloadable excerpts of my XSL-FO book 
that I sell here:

  http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/training/#pfux-dl

... where you will find the introductory chapters and all annexes 
unabridged (and extensively hyperlinked from the PDF to the actual 
specification).  The purchase of any edition of the book entitles the 
customer to all future editions of that book at no charge  (customers 
of the first edition have received six free updates so far) ... a 
benefit I can offer with a PDF edition than with a paper 
edition.  Both A4 and US-letter-sized renditions are available if 
customers want to print their own paper copy.

There is also instructor-led training.  I note the time zone of your 
email is the Pacific Time Zone ... I have proposed teaching XSL-FO in 
three weeks' time near Oakland California.  The early-bird date for 
discounted registration is tomorrow, and while I have confirmed the 
running of the XSLT/XQuery class the week before, there are not 
enough students preregistered for the XSL-FO class, so that second 
class will probably be cancelled.  Anyone on the list who was sitting 
on the fence regarding the XSL-FO class, please let me know soon or 
the class will likely be cancelled.

  Crane's Summer Sessions
  http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/index.html#Crane200908CA

I'm excited about the response to the XSLT/XQuery class as we already 
have more students registered than we had in the Southern California 
class last month.

Note also that Mulberry Technologies has for a long time been 
offering excellent instructor-led XSL-FO classes, so you have a lot 
to choose from.

. . . . . . . . . . . . Ken


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