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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: gentext customization: remove "Abstract" and"Table of Contents" in HTML
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 02:18:45PM -0500, ed nixon wrote: > Bob, > > Thanks for your mail. Unfortunately, this customization seems to open up > a can of worms. Processing my sdocbook file via the xhtml stylesheets > using Instant Saxon, there are the comparative results: no customization > versus customized > > Before: > <div class="abstract"> > <p class="title"><b>Abstract</b></p> > <p>Some document projects successfully completed ...</p> > <p>Now, the challenge is to integrate...</p> > </div> > > After: > <div xmlns="" xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" class="abstract"> > <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Some document projects > successfully completed...</p> > <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Now, the challenge is to > integrate...</p> > </div> This is very strange. How would your HTML output include a reference to the fo namespace? Does your HTML customization include any references to that namespace? But other than the namespace attributes, the output is correct, right? There are no empty <p><b> for the missing abstract title. > Here is the result when I run the file against the same customized file > using the html rather than the xhtml stylesheets: > <div xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" class="abstract"> > <p>Some document projects successfully completed...</p> > <p>Now, the challenge is to integrate</p> > </div> > > I'm afraid I can't even begin to understand what's going on here. If you > think it may be my configuration, I will try anything you suggest. Look for xslns:fo in your customization. Are you using a catalog file? Perhaps it is pulling in the wrong stuff? > In general, I wonder if a more reasonable approach to this wouldn't be > for the style sheets to leave out the <p class="title"><br></p> when the > gentext title string isare set to null? > Is the same thing done with other gentext items? > What are the implications for making this a generalized feature, I wonder? I'll leave that one for Norm. Bob Stayton 400 Encinal Street Publications Architect Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Technical Publications voice: (831) 427-7796 The SCO Group fax: (831) 429-1887 email: bobs@sco.com
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