Re: [docbook] DocBook 4.5 +docbook-xsl-1.73.2 +FO +PDF

[Thomas Schraitle <tom_schr@web.de>]

Hi,

On Donnerstag, 31. Januar 2008, Christian-Josef Schrattenthaler wrote:
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> I am trying to convert my DocBook file to a PDF file (with Apache FOP).
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> But I think, I have to do some formatting, because the result of my
> conversion is not verry pretty.
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> How can I set the pagesize (DIN A4),

http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/paper.type.html


> the fonts 

http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/fonts.html


> an textcolors,

Depends where you want it. Only for headers or for the normal text flow?


> The left and the right border oft he page?

http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/body.start.indent.html
http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/body.end.indent.html
http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/title.margin.left.html


I would recommend to insert the parameters above in a so 
called "customization layer". See Bob Staytons excellent book:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/CustomMethods.html#CustomizationLayer



Hope that helps,
Tom

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Thomas Schraitle