Re: DOCBOOK: DSSSL stylesheets

[Bob Stayton <bobs@caldera.com>]

> From: Julio Merino <juli@merino.net>
> 
> I'm started to feel worried... I'm writing a research project with
> Docbook, and I would like to continue using it. But I don't like the
> output of the printed book (nor the html one), and I can't use it
> because I must change several things.
> 
> I've been looking at the Docbook guide, that talks a bit of DSSSL, and
> it is so confusing... (I know lisp, because I've done some things for
> emacs).
> 
> I've started looking at the Jade default stylesheet, but it is very
> confusing. There are lots of things like $word$ or %work% or... lots of
> conditionals and the like.
> 
> Suppose I want to change the line spacing inside paragraphs from the
> default to 1.5, or add some headers and footers, or change the footnotes
> that they appere on the same page on they are issue... I can't find
> how... I'm worried.
> 
> Any good place with examples, and good help? Or may anybody of you help
> me? ;)

Some people who feel comfortable with formatting using
Microsoft Word will use jade to create a .rtf file and load it into
Word for final formatting. That is another option that
doesn't require learning to customize DSSSL or XSL.

bobs
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