Re: [docbook-apps] Syntax highlighting

[Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>]

On 7.12.2013 23:05, Frank Arensmeier wrote:
> Actually, there is a renderer that is able to generate PDF from HTML with really good results. Wkhtmltopdf (https://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/). It's basically a wrapper for the WebKit engine used by safari, chrome etc. Not sure if the WebKit they are using right now is bleeding edge. Anyway, it produces quite decent PDFs. 
> 
> I would definitely vote for the HTML route. Styling printable output with CSS would make the whole development process much more easier and less time consuming than it is today with XSL.

AFAIK web browsers, including those based on webkit, doesn't support
CSS3 modules that add basic features necessary for print output, e.g.:

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85062

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