RE: [docbook-apps] Compile xsl with xalan

[Tim Arnold <Tim.Arnold@sas.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefan Kost [mailto:ensonic@hora-obscura.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 6:18 AM
> To: Dave Pawson
> Cc: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Compile xsl with xalan
> 
> Am 03.03.2010 10:03, schrieb Dave Pawson:
> > On 03/03/10 07:35, Stefan Kost wrote:
> >> Am 03.03.2010 09:15, schrieb Remko Tronçon:
> >>>> Do you have to do Java?
> >>>
> >>> Unless you know of a free FO renderer written in another language, I
> >>> most of the time eventually do.
> >>>
> >>> cheers,
> >>> Remko
> >>>
> >> If your target is pdf, I found dblatex superior to e.g. fop.
> >>
> >> Stefan
> >
> > dblatex has not been supported for a number of years now.
> 
> I am talking about this:
> http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/
> 
> I am the maintainer of gtk-doc - a tool to build api docuemntation for the
> gnome
> project via docbook. For years fop has failed to produce pdfs from the
> otherwise
> correct docbook (the docbook to to html/fo step works fine). I have
> submitted
> several bugs and they are unanswered. dblatex also spits some warnings, but
> atleast it goes through and we get a decent pdf. I consider that as the one
> working solution based on free software right now.
> 
> Stefan
> 
> > for the fo to PDF stage, fop, xmlroff  or a commercial formatter
> > are your only options
> >
> >
> >
> > regards
> >

I'd like to point out an issue that I've just started dealing with--the need for tagged PDF (508 accessibility issue). As far as I know, there is no way to get tagged PDF from pdflatex/dblatex.  I believe there are some commercial tools that can go from docbook to tagged PDF using fo.

--Tim