I'm sorry to learn that you find overkill the way we implemented conversion to PDF.
In fact, we didn't find any other way to do it which also solves the 2 following problems: [1] Be able to convert XML documents stored on a remote server (FTP, WebDAV, etc). [2] Conversion to PDF should work even when XXE is deployed using Java Web Start (everything is contained in .jar files cached by Java Web Start). However, I see that you managed to customize XXE to your taste and to your needs. And for us, that's a great achievement! --- PS: for your information, the fop.jar included in the FOP1 add-on has been modified by us. You'll find a description of what we did in FOP1_addon_installdir/CHANGES_MADE_BY_XMLMIND.txt. Adam Strzelecki wrote: > > I recently focused on using internal DocBook->FO routines in XXE, as I > normally use built in scripts, and I think that XXE is doing way to much > with all this copying image files, callouts, etc. > I think all of this is unnecessary. > > 1) Temporary FO (.fo) file can be created next to existing DocBook file > (we don't really need to copy all into /tmp) > 2) Embedded graphics doesn't need to be copied! It is simply enough to > set CWD to folder where DocBook file resides, as FOP is taking CWD when > inserting relative paths > 3) Callout graphics doesn't need to be copied as well, its path can be > set dynamically with "admon.graphics.path" relative to DocBook installation > > All of this slows down the conversion process, also makes problematic > also using SVG admon graphics. > > I'm attaching my batch scripts you may find useful: > - config.xml - FOP config > - db2pdf + db2pdf.bat - Unix & Windows version of script using xsltproc > and fop to make PDF > - db2pdf.xsl - XSL configuration file for DocBook XSL > > Maybe you find them inspiring ;P > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > > <!-- > > This is an example configuration file for FOP. > This file contains the same settings as the default values > and will have no effect if used unchanged. > > Relative config url's will be resolved relative to > the location of this file. > > --> > > <!-- NOTE: This is the version of the configuration --> > <fop version="1.0"> > > <!-- Base URL for resolving relative URLs --> > <base>.</base> > > <!-- Source resolution in dpi (dots/pixels per inch) for determining > the size of pixels in SVG and bitmap images, default: 72dpi --> > <!-- <source-resolution>96</source-resolution> --> > <!-- Target resolution in dpi (dots/pixels per inch) for specifying the > target resolution for generated bitmaps, default: 72dpi --> > <!-- <target-resolution>72</target-resolution> --> > > <!-- Default page-height and page-width, in case > value is specified as auto --> > <default-page-settings height="11in" width="8.26in"/> > > <!-- Information for specific renderers --> > <!-- Uses renderer mime type for renderers --> > <renderers> > <renderer mime="application/pdf"> > <filterList> > <!-- provides compression using zlib flate > (default is on) --> > <value>flate</value> > > <!-- encodes binary data into printable ascii > characters (default off) > This provides about a 4:5 expansion of > data size --> > <!-- <value>ascii-85</value> --> > > <!-- encodes binary data with hex > representation (default off) > This filter is not recommended as it > doubles the data size --> > <!-- <value>ascii-hex</value> --> > </filterList> > > <fonts> > <!-- embedded fonts --> > <!-- > This information must exactly match the font > specified > in the fo file. Otherwise it will use a default > font. > > For example, > <fo:inline font-family="Arial" > font-weight="bold" font-style="normal"> > Arial-normal-normal font > </fo:inline> > for the font triplet specified by: > <font-triplet name="Arial" style="normal" > weight="bold"/> > > If you do not want to embed the font in the pdf > document > then do not include the "embed-url" attribute. > The font will be needed where the document is > viewed > for it to be displayed properly. > > possible styles: normal | italic | oblique | > backslant > possible weights: normal | bold | 100 | 200 | > 300 | 400 > > | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 > (normal = 400, bold = 700) > --> > > <!-- > <font metrics-url="arial.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="arial.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > <font-triplet name="ArialMT" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font metrics-url="arialb.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="arialb.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > <font-triplet name="ArialMT" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > --> > <!-- Palatino Linotype --> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/pala.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/pala.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Palatino Linotype" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palab.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palab.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Palatino Linotype" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palabi.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palabi.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Palatino Linotype" > style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palai.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/palai.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Palatino Linotype" > style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <!-- Courier New --> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/cour.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/cour.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Courier New" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/courb.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/courb.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Courier New" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/courbi.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/courbi.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Courier New" > style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/couri.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/couri.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Courier New" > style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <!-- Arial --> > <!-- > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arial.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arial.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arialbd.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arialbd.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arialbi.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/arialbi.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/ariali.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/ariali.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Arial" > style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > --> > <!-- Garamond --> > <!-- > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/gara.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/gara.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Garamond" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/garabd.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/garabd.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Garamond" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > <font-triplet name="Garamond" > style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/garait.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/garait.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Garamond" > style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > --> > <!-- Lucida Bright --> > <!-- > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbrite.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbrite.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Lucida > Bright" style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbrited.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbrited.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Lucida > Bright" style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbritedi.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbritedi.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Lucida > Bright" style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbritei.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/lbritei.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Lucida > Bright" style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > --> > <!-- Georgia --> > <!-- > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgia.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgia.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Georgia" > style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiab.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiab.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Georgia" > style="normal" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiaz.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiaz.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Georgia" > style="italic" weight="bold"/> > </font> > <font > metrics-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiai.xml" kerning="yes" > embed-url="file:///usr/local/docbook/fonts/georgiai.ttf"> > <font-triplet name="Georgia" > style="italic" weight="normal"/> > </font> > --> > </fonts> > > <xmlHandler mime="text/svg+xml"> > </xmlHandler> > > </renderer> > > <renderer mime="application/postscript"> > <xmlHandler mime="image/svg+xml"> > </xmlHandler> > </renderer> > > <renderer mime="application/vnd.hp-PCL"> > </renderer> > > <!-- MIF does not have a renderer > <renderer mime="application/vnd.mif"> > </renderer> > --> > > <renderer mime="image/svg+xml"> > <format type="paginated"/> > <link value="true"/> > <strokeText value="false"/> > </renderer> > > <renderer mime="application/awt"> > </renderer> > > <renderer mime="text/xml"> > </renderer> > > <!-- RTF does not have a renderer > <renderer mime="text/rtf"> > </renderer> > --> > > <renderer mime="text/plain"> > <pageSize columns="80"/> > </renderer> > > </renderers> > > </fop> > > Hi, > > Here's my complete recipe for customization of DocBook style-sheets, together > with FOP customization and enabling automatic system fonts. > > RECIPE > ------ > > 1) In order to TTF font-cache generation work with FOP1 addon, you need to > download latest fop-0.9x nightly build and replace all *.jar files except > fop1_foprocessor.jar in addon/fop1_foprocessor with the ones found in the > nightly, especially don't forget about Xalan.jar which is missing in FOP1 > addon, but it is required for FOP to generate properly font-cache. > > 2) Create following files in .xxe (or %USERPROFILE%\Application > Data\XMLmind\XMLEditor in Windows) > > .xxe/addon/customize.xxe > >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> <cfg:configuration xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; >> xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; >> xmlns:cfg="http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/schema/configuration";> >> <cfg:property name="docb.toPS.transform" >> url="true">docbook-pdf.xsl</cfg:property> >> <cfg:parameterGroup name="docb.toPS.FOPParameters"> >> <!-- Enable me in Windows <cfg:parameter >> name="configuration">%H\Application >> Data\XMLmind\XMLEditor\addon\fop-config.xml</cfg:parameter> --> >> <cfg:parameter >> name="configuration">%H/.xxe/addon/fop-config.xml</cfg:parameter> >> </cfg:parameterGroup> >> </cfg:configuration> > > .xxe/addon/docbook-pdf.xsl > >> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"; >> version='1.0'> >> <xsl:import href="xxe-config:docbook/xsl/fo/docbook.xsl"/> >> <xsl:param name="admon.graphics.path" >> select="'xxe-config:docbook/xsl/images/'"/> >> <xsl:param name="callout.graphics.path" >> select="'xxe-config:docbook/images/callouts/'"/> >> <xsl:param name="body.font.family" select="'TimesNewRoman'"/> >> <xsl:param name="title.font.family" select="'TimesNewRoman'"/> >> <xsl:param name="dingbat.font.family" select="'TimesNewRoman'"/> >> <xsl:param name="sans.font.family" select="'TimesNewRoman'"/> >> <xsl:param name="monospace.font.family" select="'CourierNew'"/> >> <xsl:param name="shade.verbatim" select="1"/> >> <xsl:param name="fop1.extensions" select="1"/> >> <xsl:param name="draft.watermark.image" select="''"/> >> <xsl:param name="header.column.widths">1 8 1</xsl:param> >> <xsl:param name="footer.column.widths">1 6 1</xsl:param> >> <xsl:param name="admon.graphics" select="1"/> >> <xsl:param name="admon.textlabel" select="0"/> >> <xsl:param name="admon.graphics.extension" select="'.svg'"/> >> </xsl:stylesheet> > > > .xxe/addon/fop-config.xml > >> <?xml version="1.0"?> >> <fop version="1.0"> >> <base>.</base> >> <default-page-settings height="11in" width="8.26in"/> >> <renderers> >> <renderer mime="application/pdf"> >> <filterList> >> <value>flate</value> >> </filterList> >> <fonts> >> <auto-detect/> >> </fonts> >> <xmlHandler mime="text/svg+xml"> >> </xmlHandler> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="application/postscript"> >> <xmlHandler mime="image/svg+xml"> >> </xmlHandler> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="application/vnd.hp-PCL"> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="image/svg+xml"> >> <format type="paginated"/> >> <link value="true"/> >> <strokeText value="false"/> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="application/awt"> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="text/xml"> >> </renderer> >> <renderer mime="text/plain"> >> <pageSize columns="80"/> >> </renderer> >> </renderers> >> </fop> > > 3) Adjust fonts in docbook-pdf.xsl so they're matching your need and existing > ones, adjust customize.xxe so it is matching you XXE user profile. > > After 1st run FOP should create .fop/fop-font.cache in your home folder. > > CONCLUSIONS > ----------- > > 1) XXE shouldn't copy any callouts or admon graphics, but instead > automatically set "admon.graphics.path" to "'xxe-config:docbook/xsl/images/'" > and "callout.graphics.path" to "'xxe-config:docbook/images/callouts/'". (Here > I do it manually & this saves space & time) > > 2) XXE shouldn't copy also any document related graphics, but rather set > current working directory to place where document resides, so all paths for > FOP should be OK. (This saves space & time) > Only temporary file should be actually .fo tile (or additionally in case or > ftp://, http:// output a PDF file). > > 3) Files & paths specified in .xxe/addon/customize.xxe should be relative to > .xxe/addon/customize.xxe but they're not in all cases, <cfg:parameter > name="configuration"> is relative to /Applications on my Mac and C:\Program > Files\XXE\bin on Windows (I think this is a bug) >
