Re: [docbook-apps] html column widths

[Bob Stayton <bobs@sco.com>]

On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 12:24:58PM -0800, Marius Scurtescu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way to generate HTML with proper column widths
> based on the widths specified in the CALS tables inside
> a DocBook document?
> 
> I am using proportional column widths (the '*' notation),
> the generated FO has proper widths, but the generated
> HTML (or XHTML) has no widths for any of the columns.
> 
> Is this a limitation of the (X)HTML stylesheets?
> 
> I tried using:
> <xsl:param name="use.extensions" select="1"/>
> <xsl:param name="tablecolumns.extension" select="1"/>
> but I am getting errors with both Xalan and Saxon.
> Xalan gives me "No adjustColumnWidths function available."
> and then terminates. Saxon just terminates.
> 
> How do you install these extensions?

The extensions are included in a .jar file that must
be added to your Java CLASSPATH.  See this reference
for more info:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/InstallingAProcessor.html#InstallSaxon

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