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XSL-FO

1 day
Formatting XML documents

The XSL standard consists of a formatting language for documents as well as a transformation language. XSL-FO (Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects) covers the complete range of layouts, from online documentation to printed manuals with complex page designs. XSL-FO is particularly useful for producing high-quality printed media.

Course Objectives

You will learn about the concepts behind using XSL-FO for formatting and page layout. We will use examples to practice the complete process of publishing XML documents, especially for print.

Audience

Persons who work in the fields of technical writing, online publishing, and print on demand (POD).

Prerequisites

We assume you have the knowledge given in our courses „XML 1 – Orientation Course“, „XML 2 – Basics“ and „XSLT“. Basic knowledge of text formatting and layout is recommended.

Prices

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Dates

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Please contact our training center for further information.

  

Contents

  • Overview: What lies behind the formatting language XSL?
  • Introduction to the XSL standard (the current status of W3C)
  • Process of stylesheet evaluation
  • XSL transformation possibilities
  • XSL-FO
  • XSL formatting properties
  • Value assignments, calculation of value, current value
  • Inheritance
  • Conflict resolution for properties
  • Layout process
  • Production for printed media (for example, Postscript, PDF)
  • System environments

 
     
 

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