Xalan, document(), and chunker.output.intent [WAS: base.dir param...]

[Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>]

Um, I won't claim to be an expert in various engines, but Xalan DOES 
support the document() function, or at least *a* document function. 
I've used it myself in previous scripts for years (the ones I'm 
replacing with the "standard" XSL package).  Are we talking about the 
same function?

As for Saxon, ugh. :-)  I hate switching packages around, mostly because 
Java packages are such a pain to setup in my experience.  How come this 
missing feature isn't mentioned in the online book?  Are there other 
undocumented missing features I should be aware of?  (After I get these 
solved then I get to try and figure out why I couldn't get the Apache 
Xinclude parser to load properly, and want to make sure I'm not setting 
up any incompatibilities.  One problem at a time...)

Bob Stayton wrote:
> Different problem entirely.  Xalan uses its own 'redirect' extension to
> write separate chunks, and that function doesn't accept any of the options
> like indent.  And while Xalan does support some EXSLT functions, it doesn't
> support the document() function which would allow such options.  Can you
> switch to Saxon?
> 
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> DocBook Consulting
> bobs@sagehill.net
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry Garfield" <larry@garfieldtech.com>
> To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] base.dir param not working in customization
> layer
> 
> 
> 
>>And I'd even tried the single-quotes to fix a different param issue I
>>was having and didn't think of it here. :-)  That did it, thanks!
>>
>>On a related note, I'm having a similar problem with the
>>chunker.output.indent parameter being ignored.  Whether it's set via the
>>customization file or command line, I still get a line break-free output
>>file.  (This is the one where I DID try putting "yes" in quotes, and it
>>still didn't work, yet didn't think to try that on the base.dir as well.
>><g>)  Would that be a related issue?

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