RE: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows
Hi We're transforming docbook documents to FO using the .NET library classes XmlReader and XslCompiledTransform in the namespace System.Xml and System.Xml.Xsl. The resulting formatting objects are then processed to PDF by the commercial IBEX product. We used to call FOP before but we had to drop that because of the java dependency. The open source processors that we evualuated (besides FOP) were all not fit enough for production releases - therefore the dependency on the commercial product. Cheers, Dominik _ From: Paul Tremblay [mailto:paulhtremb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:11 AM To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows I have used both cygwin and mingw. I prefer mingw because cygwin has so many bugs, and in fact the latest version does not work with the FOP bash script. However, as others pointed out, you can generate PDF from the windows shell. I prefer not to use the Windows shell because it has so many limitation compared to a unix-like shell. Paul On 4/18/12 9:59 AM, deannel...@aol.com wrote: Its not necessary to use Cygwin or MinGW. I use a batch file that calls XSLTPROC and FOP to generate PDFs under Windows. Check our Bob Stayton's book for more info. Regards, Dean Nelson In a message dated 4/18/2012 6:51:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, yoursurrogate...@gmail.com writes: Hi guys, have you ever used Docbook to generate PDFs in Windows? Did you use Cygwin? If not, would you recommend anything else?
[docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows
Hi guys, have you ever used Docbook to generate PDFs in Windows? Did you use Cygwin? If not, would you recommend anything else?
Re: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows
Its not necessary to use Cygwin or MinGW. I use a batch file that calls XSLTPROC and FOP to generate PDFs under Windows. Check our Bob Stayton's book for more info. Regards, Dean Nelson In a message dated 4/18/2012 6:51:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, yoursurrogate...@gmail.com writes: Hi guys, have you ever used Docbook to generate PDFs in Windows? Did you use Cygwin? If not, would you recommend anything else?
RE: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows
Take a look at this chapter from the Docbook XSL Guide: http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/InstallingAnFO.html That guide, along with the Docbook Definitive Guide are indispensible. 98% of problems I've had are addressed in one of those these two books. http://docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/docbook.html Personally, I use Cygwin, xsltproc, FOP, and a makefile for processing. (I'd kill to have a Unixy box at work instead of XP, but that's really another matter). -David dg...@mueller-inc.com From: deannel...@aol.com [mailto:deannel...@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 9:59 AM To: yoursurrogate...@gmail.com; docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows Its not necessary to use Cygwin or MinGW. I use a batch file that calls XSLTPROC and FOP to generate PDFs under Windows. Check our Bob Stayton's book for more info. Regards, Dean Nelson In a message dated 4/18/2012 6:51:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, yoursurrogate...@gmail.com writes: Hi guys, have you ever used Docbook to generate PDFs in Windows? Did you use Cygwin? If not, would you recommend anything else?
Re: [docbook-apps] Making PDFs in Windows
I have used both cygwin and mingw. I prefer mingw because cygwin has so many bugs, and in fact the latest version does not work with the FOP bash script. However, as others pointed out, you can generate PDF from the windows shell. I prefer not to use the Windows shell because it has so many limitation compared to a unix-like shell. Paul On 4/18/12 9:59 AM, deannel...@aol.com wrote: Its not necessary to use Cygwin or MinGW. I use a batch file that calls XSLTPROC and FOP to generate PDFs under Windows. Check our Bob Stayton's book for more info. Regards, Dean Nelson In a message dated 4/18/2012 6:51:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, yoursurrogate...@gmail.com writes: Hi guys, have you ever used Docbook to generate PDFs in Windows? Did you use Cygwin? If not, would you recommend anything else?
