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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] <part> Titlepage
Hi Lars,Just to be clear here, I'm not advocating that you use the titlepage spec file system. The titlepage spec file and associated stylesheet is most useful to those users of DocBook XSL that do not know the XSL language. It was designed to allow a non-technical user to generate XSL for a customized titlepage from simple specifications. If you do know XSL well enough to write the XSL templates yourself, then there is no need to use the spec file system. Just write custom recto and verso templates yourself. In my client work, I include the spec file only when it is likely that the customization I create will be maintained by people who don't know XSL. Then they can at least tweak the titlepages.
Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises bobs@sagehill.net----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net> To: "Lars Vogel" <lars.vogel@googlemail.com>; "Richard Hamilton" <hamilton@xmlpress.net>
Cc: "DocBook Apps" <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] <part> Titlepage
Hi Lars,Actually, adding an image to the part title page is possible with the titlepage spec file. If you add <mediaobject/> to the spec file like this:<t:titlepage t:element="part" t:wrapper="fo:block"> <t:titlepage-content t:side="recto"> <title t:named-template="division.title" ... <subtitle ... <mediaobject/> </t:titlepage-content>Processing this will add a template matching on info/mediaobject to part.titlepage.recto:<xsl:apply-templates mode="part.titlepage.recto.auto.mode" select="info/mediaobject"/>If you then add a mediaobject element to the part/info of your document, then it will be rendered on the part title page.Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises bobs@sagehill.net----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Vogel" <lars.vogel@googlemail.com>To: "Richard Hamilton" <hamilton@xmlpress.net> Cc: "DocBook Apps" <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] <part> Titlepage Hi Richard, thanks. I give part.titlepage.recto a try. I also have plans to add a image to the part titlepage (in the future) and as far as I know this is not supported with the template. Best regards, Lars 2012/6/26 Richard Hamilton <hamilton@xmlpress.net>:Hi Lars, I think it's just part.titlepage.recto.However, for what you want to do, I think the title spec process is easier than you may think it is.I think that all you need to do is copy titlepage.templates.xml to your customization, find the <title> element inside <t:titlepage t:element="book" > and add a space-before attribute (and any other attributes you need; you can change the font characteristics, align it in various ways, and move it up or down on the page using attributes).Then use saxon or xsltproc to build your own titlepage.templates.xsl file from titlepage.templates.xml using the stylesheet named titlepage.xsl, which is in the template stylesheet folder in the standard stylesheet distribution (same level as the fo stylesheet folder). Then, import the result at the top of your customization.While the title spec process can look daunting, it is designed to make it easy to do easy things. The complications come in when you want to do something outside the ordinary. So, you can ignore a fair amount of the recto/verso/auto stuff and just play with attribute values in the titlepage.templates.xml file. I'll bet that gives you all you need.Good Luck, Dick ------- XML Press XML for Technical Communicators http://xmlpress.net hamilton@xmlpress.net On Jun 25, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Lars Vogel wrote:Hi Dick, I would prefer to changing the template instead of creating the spec file. I did this for the titlepage of the book (book.titlepage.recto) and it was relatively simple. I think the title spec approach is to scare people away (just kidding). Any pointers which template is used for the titlepage of <part>? Best regards, Lars 2012/6/26 Richard Hamilton <hamilton@xmlpress.net>:Lars,The part titlepage (and the other title pages) are handled in a titlepage spec file.There is an excellent description of that facility and how to customize it in Bob Stayton's book, DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide.You can find this section in the online version at: http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/HTMLTitlePage.htmlBest Regards, Dick Hamilton ------- XML Press New from XML Press: The Content Pool http://xmlpress.net/publications/the-content-pool On Jun 25, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Lars Vogel wrote:Hello, which template is called for the <part> Titlepage? I would like to increase the "magin-top" value until the text is horizontally centered. Currently it starts at the top of the page. Best regards, Lars -- Lars http://www.vogella.com - Eclipse, Android and Java Tutorials http://www.twitter.com/vogella - Lars on Twitter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-help@lists.oasis-open.org-- Lars http://www.vogella.com - Eclipse, Android and Java Tutorials http://www.twitter.com/vogella - Lars on Twitter-- Lars http://www.vogella.com - Eclipse, Android and Java Tutorials http://www.twitter.com/vogella - Lars on Twitter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-help@lists.oasis-open.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: docbook-apps-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: docbook-apps-help@lists.oasis-open.org
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