Thanks. It worked like a charm. Dovid
Hussein Shafie wrote: > Dovid Zalkin wrote: > >> I've noticed that when using the XEP plugin to create PDF from Docbook >> XML, whereas graphic files referenced in the XML source are displayed >> properly, graphics which are only referenced in the XSLT are ignored. In >> the command window there is a warning that the file is not found. What >> seems to be happening is that XMLmind copies all the source files to a >> temp folder before passing the whole batch on to XEP, but only the >> graphics mentioned in the XML are copied. Is this correct? >> > > Not 100% correct. > > The graphics mentioned in the XML are copied *if* these graphics have > been declared as resources. > > DocBook example (excerpt of XXE_install_dir/addon/config/common.xml): > > --- > <cfg:documentResources xmlns=""> > <cfg:resource path="//@fileref" /> > </cfg:documentResources> > --- > > I mean, there is no magic and there is nothing which has been hardwired > in XXE code. > > > > >> Is there any >> way that anyone has found of working around this problem? It is quite >> common to have a logo or icons etc. inserted via the XSLT, so this would >> seem to be a serious problem. >> > > The solution exists and is already in use. > > Any resources attached to the XSLT stylesheet (graphics files, > JavaScript scripts, CSS style sheets, etc) is copied along with the > document to be transformed *if* this has been specified in the process > command. > > DocBook example (excerpt of XXE_install_dir/addon/config/xslMenu.xml): > > --- > <command name="docb.toPS"> > <process> > <mkdir dir="resources" /> > <mkdir dir="raw" /> > > ... > > <mkdir dir="images/callouts" /> > <copyProcessResources resources="xsl/images/draft.png" > to="images" /> > <copyProcessResources > resources="@xsl/images/callouts/png_callouts.list" > to="images/callouts" /> > > <transform stylesheet="xsl/fo/docbook.xsl" > file="__doc.xml" to="__doc.fo"> > <parameter name="use.extensions">1</parameter> > > ... > > </process> > </command> > --- > > In the above example, > * xsl/images/draft.png is a resource used by the XSLT style sheet. > * All the .png files listed in xsl/images/callouts/png_callouts.list are > also resources used by the XSLT style sheet. > > See > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/commands/copyProcessResources.html > > > > --> Why do something so complicated? > > [1] XXE can transform documents stored on WebDAV or FTP servers. Copying > the document being edited (loaded in memory) to a temporary directory in > order to transform it is therefore simple, robust and efficient. > > [2] XXE can transform highly modular documents and the XSLT engine, > Saxon, does not support XInclude. Therefore we need to copy a flat copy > of the document being edited to a temporary directory. > > [3] XXE can be deployed using Java Web Start. This means that the XSLT > style sheet and all its resources are found inside .jar files managed by > Java Web Start. > > All in all, we are very happy with the design of process commands! > > This machinery is not used for DITA documents (instead, we use the DITA > OpenToolkit) and frankly, we really miss the power, safety and isolation > of our process commands. > > More info in > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/commands/process.html > > > > -- David Zalkin Technology Consultant Tech-Tav Documentation Ltd. +972 (0)57 313 8506
