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Subject: RE: FO, FOP and PDF


> > If FOP is still too immature, can anyone recommend another
> > Docbook->something->PDF generator that is redistributable?  (We're
> > hoping to avoid TeX and C++.)
> 
> Off the top of my head, I know of the following ways to transform
> DocBook XML into PDF, with open source/free/semi-free software:
> 
>  - Transform into XSL:FO, and then use one of the following to create
>    PDF from the XSL:FO
>     - FOP
> 	http://xml.apache.org/fop/
>     - PassiveTeX (TeX based)
> 	http://www.tei-c.org.uk/Software/passivetex/
>     - xmlroff (written in C.  Based on Gnome libraries)
> 	http://xmlroff.sourceforge.net/
>  - Use the DocBook SGML DSSSL style sheets, and jade/openjade,
>    followed by TeX
>  - Transform into RTF, by one of the following, and then use AbiWord
>    or OpenOffice to create the PDF:
>     - JFOR (Java)
> 	http://www.jfor.org/ 
>     - XmlMind FO Converter (Java, free for personal use)
> 	http://www.xmlmind.com/foconverter/
>     - DocBook SGML DSSSL style sheets and jade/openjade
>  - Use DocBookInConTeXt (TeX.  Takes DocBook XML source as input)
> 	http://www.hobby.nl/~scaprea/context/
>  - Use the DB2LaTeX XSL stylesheets, and process with LaTeX
> 	http://db2latex.sourceforge.net/
>  - Use doctranformer (written in Java) to transform DocBook XML into
>    LaTeX or lout for processing into PDF
> 	http://doctransformer.sourceforge.net/
> 
> Did I miss any?
> 
You can produce a single HTML file and convert it with htmldoc to
PDF(http://www.easysw.com/htmldoc/). There is a "sourcecode version"
available under GPL.

Regards
Gisbert Amm


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