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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] SVG Documentation error ?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicolas Pillot" <nicolas.pillot@polymtl.ca> To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: [docbook-apps] SVG Documentation error ? > > Hello > > Making some tests with inline and extern SVG files, i think i found a > little error. As far as i think Bob may be concerned, i'll post it here. > > Following the documentation (lean and mean documentation i think :-), i > wanted to use an extern SVG file in a DocBook document which stated : > > <mediaobject id="CirclesPicture"> > <imageobject role="fop"> > <imagedata format="SVG" fileref="svg-extern-circles.svg"/> > </imageobject> > <imageobject role="html"> > <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="svg-extern-circles.png"/> > </imageobject> > </mediaobject> > > When transforming with xalan-j (2.5.2), docbookx.dtd (4.2) and docbook.xsl > (1.64.1) to FO, it generates : > > <fo:external-graphic src="url(svg-extern-circles.png)" width="auto" > height="auto" content-width="auto" content-height="auto"/> > > Which i thought was a automatic conversion with Batik (1.5, installed too) > That was not really expected and i tried to change the docbook source to > > <imageobject role="fo"> > <imagedata format="SVG" fileref="svg-extern-circles.svg"/> > </imageobject> > > The very same conversion produced the following code : > > <fo:external-graphic src="url(svg-extern-circles.svg)" width="auto" > height="auto" content-width="auto" content-height="auto"/> > > So this time the extern SVG file was referenced. > > I am not sure this isn't a side effect of some mis-configuratio of mine, > so i ask here about it. And if it is an error, well that won't degrade > the quality of Bob's paper :) > Yes, it is an error. The example should be role="fo". I'll add it to the book's errata sheet http://www.sagehill.net/book-errata.html and fix it in the next edition. Thanks for letting me (and everyone else) know. Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises DocBook Consulting bobs@sagehill.net
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