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Subject: RE: DOCBOOK: Generate PDF with docbook xsl and Saxon


Hi,

You can download the images from the systems/texlive directory of one of
the mirrors listed here:

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/CTAN.sites

HTH,

Martin Polley
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-----Original Message-----
From: Th Templ [mailto:templ_th@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 11:40 AM
To: bobs@caldera.com
Cc: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Generate PDF with docbook xsl and Saxon


Hello,

Where can I download the cd? Must I join the TeX User's Group (TUG) to
be 
able to download it?
Thanks for your help
Templth


>Most problems with print output are in the FO processor,
>not the DocBook XSL stylesheets.  PassiveTeX is another FO processor 
>that formats verbatim elements properly, and it runs on Windows as well

>as Linux.  I've written a draft of a short PassiveTeX Howto article 
>that I've included below. If you would be willing to try it out and 
>give me feedback, I'd appreciate it.
>
>
>
>             Getting started with PassiveTeX 
>_________________________________________________________________
>
>This article describes how to install and run PassiveTeX.
>
>Installing PassiveTeX
>---------------------------
>
>PassiveTeX is an extension of the TeX typesetting system that permits 
>conversion of XSLFO files to PDF. More accurately, it is an extension 
>of other extensions such as pdftex, pdflatex, and xmltex. For this 
>reason, trying to add the necessary packages to an existing TeX 
>installation can sometimes lead to mismatched components that don't 
>work together. Because of the large number of files involved in a 
>complete TeX installation, it can be difficult to sort out the 
>problems.
>
>Currently the easiest way to get PassiveTeX working is to install a new

>TeX system that supports it. Sebastian Rahtz, the author of PassiveTeX,

>has assembled such a system and made it available as part of the TeX 
>Live CD distribution. Version 7 of TeX Live CD defines several 
>"schemes", which are selections of TeX packages designed for particular

>purposes. One of those schemes is called "XML Typesetting". That scheme

>includes the PassiveTeX pieces needed to process XSLFO files generated 
>by the DocBook XSL stylesheets.
>
>The TeX Live CD has support for Windows, Linux, UNIX, and MacOSX 
>systems. It also permits you to run your TeX processing almost entirely

>from the CD, installing just a minimum number of files. Since the size 
>of a TeX installation for DocBook is over 200 MB, that may be a 
>necessary option. But it does make the processing run more slowly 
>because it has to read many files from the CD each time.
>
>To install PassiveTeX from the TeX Live 7 CD:
>
>  1. Obtain a TeX Live 7 CD
>     Instructions for obtaining a TeX Live 7 CD are available at:
>     http://www.tug.org/texlive.html
>     You can obtain the CD by joining the TeX User's Group (TUG), or
>     you can download the CD image and burn your own CD. It is a huge
>     download and requires a fast Internet connection.
>
>  2. Start the installation program
>     On Windows, the CD may automatically start when you put the CD in
>     the drive. If not, then run \bin\win32\TeXLive.exe to start it
>     manually. Then select Install->TeXLive. That will start the setup
>     wizard.
>     On Linux or UNIX, run sh install-cd.sh in the top directory of the
>     CD. The file itself is not executable, which is why you need to
>     precede it with sh. That command presents a text interface for
>     selecting installation options.
>
>  3. Select the XML Typesetting scheme
>     As you step through the installation interface, you can select
>     where TeX installs, what languages you want to support, and other
>     options. The important step for DocBook is to select the "XML
>     Typesetting" scheme. If you aren't offered a scheme selection as
>     part of the options, then your TeX Live CD is older than version 
> 7.
>
>  4. Run the installation
>     After you have selected all the options and scheme, run the
>     Install and sit back until it completes.
>
>  5. Adjust some TeX settings
>     You need to increase the values of certain TeX parameters to
>     process DocBook files. The settings are located in the following
>     file:
>
>     Windows:
>     \Program Files\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\texmf.cnf
>
>     Linux or UNIX:
>     /usr/TeX/texmf-var/web2c/texmf.cnf
>
>     Make a backup copy of the original file, and then use a text
>     editor to locate and change the following values to be at least
>     these sizes:
>
>     main_memory =    2500000 (that's 2,500,000)
>     hash_extra =     50000
>     pool_size =      500000
>     save_size =      50000
>
>     Confirm that the following values are set:
>     param_size =     1500
>     stack_size =     1500
>     string_vacancies = 45000
>     pool_free =      47500
>     nest_size =      500
>     max_strings =    65000
>     buf_size =       200000
>
>  6. Set environment variables
>     To use a TeX system, it needs to know where the commands are
>     located (PATH) and where the TeX configuration files are installed
>     (TEXMFCNF). So you need to set these two environment variables. On
>     Windows they should be set automatically, but you should check
>     them anyway.
>
>     Windows:
>     PATH=C:\Program Files\TeXLive\bin\win32;etc.
>     TEXMFCNF=C:\Program Files\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c
>
>     Linux and UNIX:
>     PATH=/usr/TeX/bin:$PATH check this path
>     TEXMFCNF=/usr/TeX/texmf-var/web2c
>     export PATH TEXMFCNF
>
>You can test to see if your installation is working by typing at a 
>command prompt:
>
>pdftex -ini "&pdflatex" pdfxmltex.ini
>
>That will generate a lot of status messages, but should result in a 
>file named pdfxmltex.fmt.
>
>
>Using PassiveTeX
>---------------------
>
>PassiveTeX will convert a .fo file created using one of the XSLT 
>processors into a .pdf file. Once the system is set up and working, you

>should be able to execute the following command on your .fo files:
>
>pdftex --interaction nonstopmode "&pdfxmltex" myfile.fo
>pdftex --interaction nonstopmode "&pdfxmltex" myfile.fo
>
>You want to run the same command twice in order to resolve page numbers

>in the table of contents. You'll notice that it generates a lot of 
>status messages. If you don't end up with a myfile.pdf file, then 
>something went wrong. All the noise is recorded in a log file named 
>myfile.log, which you can scan for clues as to what went wrong.
>
>Dissecting this command:
>
>   * The pdftex command runs the version of the TeX formatting engine
>     that generates PDF output instead of the original TeX DVI output.
>
>   * The --interaction nonstopmode option forces it to keep going even
>     if it comes across something questionable. Generally the questions
>     it asks can only be answered by a TeX expert.
>
>   * The "&pdfxmltex" argument tells the formatter to use the TeX
>     format file named pdfxmltex.fmt that was installed with the XML
>     Typesetting scheme. This is the PassiveTeX extension that parses
>     the XSLFO file and applies TeX formatting.
>
>Note
>
>Tables processed by PassiveTeX currently require width specifications 
>with units in colspec elements. Proportional width specifications do 
>not work.
>
>
>--
>
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>Caldera International, Inc.                 fax:   (831) 429-1887
>                                             email: bobs@caldera.com




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