Re: [xsl] Side notes layout in xslt?

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Yes instead of xslt I meant xsl-fo. I'm going to be using DITA XML and need to
produce a pdf. It has been a long time since I've done a full up xsl-fo
implementation and couldn't remember if this could be done. Ultimately the
un-expressed part of the question was if the spec as well as the for engine
would be able to produce the results I wanted.Kevin's link to the use cases
provided some sample code to get started with, so that is a great help and on
quick check appeared to be standard xsl-fo, so no worries of needing any
vendor specific extensions.B We have been using the DITA OT to produce our
pdfs, but these are not our primary deliverable and for has been working ok
for that. I may try and get a commercial product for the added support that
would bring now that I have something that pdf will be the primary
deliverable.Thanks for all the responses...danSent from my Verizon, Samsung
Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: "Wendell Piez wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 10/14/21  4:48 AM  (GMT-08:00)
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [xsl] Side notes layout in
xslt? Hi,There is also a complication. ContributorsB to this list have
offeredB pointers to solutions using XSLT and XSL-FO, but they have not
stressed addressed the "no cost" context:- There is only one widely available
*free* FO engine (or cake baking machine), namely Apache FOP.- For those able
to support software development by buying licenses, there are also FO engines
that are more fully-featured and more capable than FOP, which is free to use,
but bare bones- The "aligning pagination on two parallel texts, one with side
notes" requirement is the kind of thing that is straightforward using a
commercial engine but maybe not quite so easy using the bare-bones FOP. Or it
may be easy,B perhaps if you can recast the problem to be easier (as Tony
Graham shows). You have to have done it to know,B and it varies by problem.
Readers have already offered hints and tips as to how to go aboutB this one.So
the answer to "can you get a free cake baking machine" is yes, but it won't be
as nice as the one you pay for and the cakes might not be as nice either,
depending on what you need for cake.Further complication is that XSL-FO is
only one option for a 'taxi format': people are also making print and PDF by
other means,B even with XSLT.Regards, WendellOn Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 3:53 AM
Michael Kay mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:Subject:B [xsl] Side notes layout in xslt?B B Before I start this I'm
looking for confirmation this is possible in xslt.B You're misunderstanding
the role of XSLT here. XSLT transforms your XML to some other format, such as
HTML, XSL-FO, CSS, etc. You could even use it to transform directly to PDF if
you were prepared to do a lot of work. The question is (a) what format are you
converting to, and (b) does that format support side notes (and if so how).
Once you've established that the target format supports side-notes, the answer
to the question whether you can generate the side-notes using XSLT will be
"yes".Your question is a bit like asking whether you can bake a chocolate cake
using Java. If you have a cake baking machine connected to your computer and
you know what instructions you need to send it, the answer is yes; if you
don't, then the answer is no. Your question is really one about cake baking
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