I think that thread should get you headed in the right direction. I still use the method I described in a post on that thread. Some might call it inelegant, but it works for me:-). The only thing that I don't know about is how to integrate it into an Ant script. I'm an old fogey who still uses make for most builds (if it's not broken, don't fix it:-).
Dick Hamilton ------- XML Press XML for Technical Communicators http://xmlpress.net [email protected] On Aug 19, 2015, at 6:31, Frank Arensmeier <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a quick heads-up. I just stumbled upon an old thread on this list > dealing with more or less the same problem as you have. > > http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.text.docbook.apps/29005 > > Maybe worth reading? > /frank > > >> 19 aug 2015 kl. 15:20 skrev Lars Vogel <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi Frank, >> >> thanks, xpointers sound very useful. >> >> I tried it but my self-written xinclude Apache Ant task does not support >> xpointers. Is anyone aware of an existing Ant xinclude task which has >> support for xpointers? >> >> Best regards, Lars >> >> 2015-08-19 15:04 GMT+02:00 Frank Arensmeier <[email protected]>: >> Hi there! >> >> There is probably some XLST foo out there that does what you want. I’d like >> to suggest an other approach. Have a look at "Xpointers" for the x:include >> element. The attribute "xpointer" on that element defines an xpath >> expression (kind of) that is used to select only parts of the document you >> want to include. >> >> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ModularDoc.html#UsingXinclude >> >> See e.g. "Selecting part of a file". However, your tool chain must support >> xpointers (not sure if xproc has suport for the full power of xpointers). >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Regards >> /frank >> >>> 19 aug 2015 kl. 14:21 skrev Lars Vogel <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use xinclude to include certain documents in different books. In a >>> certain context I want to use it as part in another as appendix. >>> >>> I tried to remove the top level node with the following to my customization >>> layer: >>> >>> <!-- Remove all sections marked with wrapper --> >>> <xsl:template match="part[@role='wrapper']" mode="profile"> >>> <xsl:apply-templates select="part" mode="profile" /> >>> </xsl:template> >>> >>> And include it into the books like this: >>> >>> <part> >>> <title>Gerrit code reviews with Eclipse</title> >>> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; >>> href="820_gerrit.xml" /> >>> </part> >>> >>> or >>> >>> <appendix> >>> <title>Gerrit code reviews with Eclipse</title> >>> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"; >>> href="820_gerrit.xml" /> >>> </appendix> >>> >>> Unfortunately my customization removes not only the top level part element >>> but the whole part. >>> >>> Is anyone aware of a nice trick to replace part in some books with >>> appendix? >>> >>> Best regards, Lars >>> >>> P.S. What I would like to have is the equivalent of the <merge> node for >>> defining Android layouts, this node is only their to have a valid XML file, >>> but is removed during the include process. >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
