8 messages in org.oasis-open.lists.docbook-apps[docbook-apps] Re: article / info / a...| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Joch...@Hayek.name | Jul 18, 2010 4:58 am | |
| Denis Bradford | Jul 18, 2010 5:30 am | |
| Mauritz Jeanson | Jul 18, 2010 6:01 am | |
| Joch...@Hayek.name | Jul 18, 2010 6:31 am | |
| Joch...@Hayek.name | Jul 18, 2010 10:05 am | |
| Bob Stayton | Jul 19, 2010 10:52 am | |
| Jochen Hayek | Jul 21, 2010 4:41 am | |
| Jochen Hayek | Jul 22, 2010 8:09 am |
| Subject: | [docbook-apps] Re: article / info / author / address - how do I make it appear? | |
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| From: | Jochen Hayek (Joch...@Hayek.name) | |
| Date: | Jul 21, 2010 4:41:38 am | |
| List: | org.oasis-open.lists.docbook-apps | |
Bob Stayton writes:
Hi,
I had hoped, I would find a simple switch saying "include author?".
Well, there are a lot of info elements that could appear on title pages, there are many ways to order those elements, and there are many ways of formatting them. Everyone has different requirements, so a simple switch would not be adequate.
That's why Norm Walsh created the system of titlepage specification files, from which the XSL templates are generated using a separate process. That gives you complete control over what elements to use, the order, and the formats. It does make it more complex, but it is a reasonable solution to a complex problem.
You could have referred me to chapter 11 ;-)
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/HTMLTitlePage.html
I have the dead-tree version in front of me, too.
I have generally found it easiest to copy the entire titlepage.templates.xml file to a new specification file, make any edits, process it to an XSL module, and import that XSL module.
However, you don't have to copy the whole thing. You could create a smaller spec file that includes just the specs for one element like article or book. You could not just include t:titlepage-content, though.
<t:templates ...> <t:titlepage t:element="article" ...> <t:titlepage-content t:side="recto" ...> <title .../> <author .../> ... </t:titlepage-content> ...
Without your book this recipe wouldn't really be enough for someone like me ;-(
I would love to possess the PDF as well, but then: there is no upgrade or bundle
price, and my budget is still on the low side currently ;-(
Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises
Thanks for the pointer!
J.