> -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Kost [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:18 AM > To: Dave Pawson > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Compile xsl with xalan > > Am 03.03.2010 10:03, schrieb Dave Pawson: > > On 03/03/10 07:35, Stefan Kost wrote: > >> Am 03.03.2010 09:15, schrieb Remko Tronçon: > >>>> Do you have to do Java? > >>> > >>> Unless you know of a free FO renderer written in another language, I > >>> most of the time eventually do. > >>> > >>> cheers, > >>> Remko > >>> > >> If your target is pdf, I found dblatex superior to e.g. fop. > >> > >> Stefan > > > > dblatex has not been supported for a number of years now. > > I am talking about this: > http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/ > > I am the maintainer of gtk-doc - a tool to build api docuemntation for the > gnome > project via docbook. For years fop has failed to produce pdfs from the > otherwise > correct docbook (the docbook to to html/fo step works fine). I have > submitted > several bugs and they are unanswered. dblatex also spits some warnings, but > atleast it goes through and we get a decent pdf. I consider that as the one > working solution based on free software right now. > > Stefan > > > for the fo to PDF stage, fop, xmlroff or a commercial formatter > > are your only options > > > > > > > > regards > >
I'd like to point out an issue that I've just started dealing with--the need for tagged PDF (508 accessibility issue). As far as I know, there is no way to get tagged PDF from pdflatex/dblatex. I believe there are some commercial tools that can go from docbook to tagged PDF using fo. --Tim
