Re: [docbook-apps] Do different xslt processors and parsers really make a difference for pdf output?

[Dave Pawson <dave.pawson@gmail.com>]

Pure prejudice Kevin. Saxon. 6.x if you need xslt 1.0, otherwise 10 if you can.
   No connection (other than experience) with Saxon.
HTH

On Tue, 6 Jul 2021 at 18:29, Kevin Dunn <kdunn@hsc.edu> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Norm. Yes, I evaluated fop, xep, and ahf, and bought the Antenna House Formatter. My question now is between xsltproc, Saxon 6.5, and Saxon 10. All three are working for me, and I don't have a reason to prefer one to the others. Is there one?
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Norm Tovey-Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2021, 12:46 PM
> To: Kevin Dunn
> Cc: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Do different xslt processors and parsers really make a difference for pdf output?
>
> Kevin Dunn <kdunn@hsc.edu> writes:
> > Are there reasons to prefer one of these xslt processors to the
> > others? Is it worth looking at the commercial processors?
>
> Thatâs going to depend on how complicated your output is. The commercial
> processors like AntennaHouse offer both better and more complete support
> for the FO specification. They also offer extensions for things that
> never got standardized.
>
>                                         Be seeing you,
>                                           norm
>
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