Re: [xsl] Obtaining Graphic File Widths

Subject: Re: [xsl] Obtaining Graphic File Widths
From: Frans Englich <frans.englich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:15:44 +0000
On Monday 10 July 2006 20:31, Wendell Piez wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> At 04:13 PM 7/10/2006, you wrote:
> >I am trying to set up my stylesheet/FO so that it would be able to look at
> >any graphic files used an XML file and obtain the actual width of the
> > image. Is it possible to get the width value of a graphic file (we are
> > using SVGs) using a Java extension or by some other method? I have tired
> > using the document() function to call on the SVG (since it is an XML file
> > after all) and grab the width attribute, but apparently the document
> > function only works on files with a .xml extension.
>
> That doesn't sound compliant. What processor is
> that? document() shouldn't care what the name of
> the file is, as long as it parses (and unless your SVG is broken, it does).

It's not uncommon for SVG files to be invalid XML, because an namespace 
prefixed named "xlink" isn't declared.

Brand new technology that people breaks. I just want to strangle someone.


Cheers,

		Frans

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