Compared to html, docbook s tags are selfdescribing. If no custom page is given, a default title page is used. Given the number and type of parameters that need to be set, a customization layer. Similar to the style sheet customizations, the docbook framework can use custom title pages when rendering pdf and html output. Then a second page containing the revision history, and finally a third page with the table of contents. The docbook technical committee maintains the docbook schema. Titled collection of one or more books or articless, can be nested with other sets.
I am trying to create a title page for fo processing with two images. It is particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software though it is by no means limited to these applications. Any of these templates can be replaced by a custom template written in any template. The next stylesheet release will probably use public identifiers to locate the stylesheets, which will simplify this problem a bit at the cost, naturally, of a little more. Epub is an open specification for digital books based on familiar technologies like xml, css, and xhtml, and epub files can be read on portable eink devices, mobile phones, and desktop computers. I try to create a pdf based on a docbook source with a custom format i.
I have found that more often its not docbook, but the unique tool chains people build around it, that have the steep learning curve. My document is an, and in print format i want it to start out with a single front title page, including the title, subtitle, a couple of png images, and a date. While there are many different layouts that publishers use for the title page of a book, below is a simple book title page example. Feb 24, 2020 once the docbook is generated, links will be made available on the special page to download the docbook. I assume you want to customize the title page in the pdf output. Learn how to use docbook xml and the eclipse ide together to create reusable technical documentation that you can easily distribute in most. When i generate the fo file from this book, the chapter title has vanished from the page where the chapter starts. As specified in this book you should follow the steps described here. Title pages for other elements are handled in a similar manner.
Jun, 2012 so theres an option now to upload a title page image in book information. The constant features are the title, author name, and publisher. Title page processing in docbook xsl involves a large number of templates and. You can use customization layers to extend docbook or subset it.
Docbook is general purpose xml and sgml document type particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software though it is by no means limited to these applications. According to this the following should work my custom stylesheet. Jun, 2005 bobs book demonstrates many methods to customize the title page but none of them worked for me. Edit this file using an xml or text editor and add one or more xslt elements after the xsl. Title page processing in docbook xsl involves a large number of templates and many opportunities for intervention for customization purposes.
By default, all of the title page elements appear on the title page. Sep 21, 2012 the book is an excellent manual for the docbook xsl stylesheets. It is a general, out of print, and antiquarian book store. Bobs book demonstrates many methods to customize the title page but none of them worked for me. A book is a single deliverable documentation artifact with chapters that correspond to logical sections within your end document.
The book is an excellent manual for the docbook xsl stylesheets. Docbook is a schema available in several languages including relax ng, sgml and xml dtds, and w3c xml schema maintained by the docbook technical committee of oasis. Likely im still too new to xslfo and docbook customization. Docbook provides a wide range of metadata elements that can be entered in info elements such as bookinfo or chapterinfo. Designing a title page recipies for docbook xsl developers. The book element, for example, specifies that its child elements represent the parts of a book. However, because docbook has been around for quite some time, many stylesheets already exist for generating different types of documentation. General customizations custom section numbering label punctuation tables of contents toc which components have a toc levels in book and chapter tocs customized toc levels set toc turning on section tocs keeping selected titles out of the toc. I try to create a pdf based on a docbook source with a custom format.
Afaik, only one mediaobject is recognized in the title page spec file. Grimm personalized blank book, custom stamped gift book, 4 78 x 7 x 1 12, 4172 green. Approximately 60,000 books displayed in our storefront with another 50,000 in an available storage facility. You can of course use ebookc to create books having a simple structure like novels, but this tool also has all the features needed to create large, complex, reference manuals builds on topicoriented structuring like dita or docbook 5. What i cant figure out is how to actually write the template.
The definitive guide is the official documentation for docbook. Customizing docbook 5 xsl docbook 5 customization details annotations customization chapter 10. In contrast, the book document type permits multiple level0 section titles. This tutorial explains the epub format in detail, demonstrates epub validation using java technology, and. The docbook xsl stylesheets for fo output generates two pages with the document title information. Of course, youre always free to buy a copy, too, if youd like. I am not sure why the designers of these stylesheets decided that because that repeats the information including the cover image. In an earlier post about the parts of a book, i briefly discussed the title page title pageannounces the title, subtitle, author and publisher of the book. If you write a custom element or if you want to change the default rendering of an element or if you simply want to customize the output a bit such as changing the default font, youll have to define a custom stylesheet.
See the section template sequence for book title pages for a description of the sequence of templates executed for a books title. Docbook xml is a library of standard xml tags you can use to write stylesheets for generating almost any output. Thats why mapping to an enterprise documentation format like docbook. For example, to change the font size of all section 1 titles in pdf output, you would specify an attribute set for section. Sep 07, 2007 a simple docbook xml file is comprised of a book, which contains one or more elements. Im using a slightly complex title page for a book right now. Creating a dtd that is a strict subset of docbook means that all of your instances are still completely valid docbook instances, which may be important to your tools and stylesheets, and to other people with whom you share documents. Relax ng offers many powerful constructs that make customization much easier than it would be using a dtd see. Any subsequent declarations of the same element or entity are ignored. What specifically is listed on the title page will depend on the type of book written and if its a part of a series. A gem in the heart of rosemont, we believe in personal service to the customer. Customizing a docbook xsl stylesheet is the opposite of customizing a docbook dtd. To customize cross references, you add new gentext templates to your customization layer that override the stock templates.
See the section template sequence for book title pages for a description of the sequence of templates executed for a books title pages. Compared to html, docbooks tags are selfdescribing. Customizing the xslt style sheets used in the convert. Title fonts and sizes book titles chapter titles other component titles section titles figure, table, and other titles print title pages title page attributesets title page spec file title page element templates custom title page layout template sequence for book title pages additional front or back matter book covers custom page design. Once the docbook is generated, links will be made available on the special page to download the docbook. When you customize a docbook dtd, the rules of xml and sgml dictate that the first of any duplicate declarations wins. In the properties pane, in the include on title page list, select an element to exclude. Docbooks structural tags include, but are not limited to.
In fact, when i try to change font size of chapter titles using the manual entries i find on the web, the chapter title is suddenly absent from the document. The next stylesheet release will probably use public identifiers to locate the stylesheets, which will simplify this problem a. Assembling a book division rather than referencing an external file. An extension adds new structures, or changes the dtd in a way that is not compatible with docbook. The design of title pages is one area where customization is often needed. Use the utf8 encoding instead of default iso88591 when converting a docbook document to single page html 6. The following submenus affect the appearance of a chart. While on the subject of introductory pages, the page of a book like the title page, is an individual design and i cannot think that a generic 1 iamcurrentlyatherries dot press at earthlink dot net. To create a title page using a title page template proceed as follows. Make sure that you specify, in the system identifier, the full path to the docbook. Organization wide uniformity of document appearance title pages, headers, footers, typography, old documents can be easily regenerated to reflect changes in the stylesheet. Docbook is officially available as a document type definition dtd for both xml and sgml.
See the section template sequence for book title pages for a description of the. Docbook is a powerful way to represent a document once created in many different views. Note that some docbook xsl parameters are complex and cannot be specified with the element. Automatic generation of global and local table of contents. This article will cover a number of topics, but its main point is to show you how to get up an running with producing documentation using the docbook help processor, and then creating customizations for producing plain html file for use on the web or offline, or in making a single microsoft html help file. Use a title page spec file to generate a customized title page stylesheet file. I assume the second title page is the backside of the title page of a real book, which printed double sided. Relax ng offers many powerful constructs that make customization much easier than it would be using a dtd. Nov 25, 2008 need to distribute documentation, create an ebook, or just archive your favorite blog posts. Other information that may be found on the title page can include the publishers location, the year of publication, or descriptive text about the book. Each source html page is expected to deal with a single topic. I have a docbook document and when i create a pdf i want it to display the chapter title without the word chapter in front of it.
At some point you may want to better understand the inner workings. Docbook s structural tags include, but are not limited to. To access these options, access the dashboard editor, select the widget as described in reconfiguring a widget, and use the options in the chart and pivot section. I managed to change paper size and body font, but not chapter titles, etc. One of the things that id like to address is the clumsy way title pages are.
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