Re: [docbook-apps] Better-looking DocBook XSL-FO stylesheets?

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

Hendy Irawan wrote:

> I've been searching for "better"-looking XSL stylesheets (like those
> used by
> commercial publishers), but haven't found any.

But each publisher has different style because each graphic designer has
different opinion about good book design. You can hardly create
something what will satisfy anyone. Stylesheets thus generate quite
plain output which is easy to customize.

> I wonder if there is already work on producing [open-source] customized
> stylesheets from the official DocBook XSL so that people will have more fun
> writing their books. :-)

I suppose that almost each project which is using DocBook and FO for
generating printed output uses more or less customized stylesheets.

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