firebird-docs

[Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[Marcelo L. R. <mar...@xl...>]

OK, I have written an outline of the MSSQL->Firebird convertion section, and
started with the first few sections. It looks promising, but there's a lot
of ground to cover to get it done right.

People too impatient to wait for me to finish before starting to mail me
their comments, corrections and/or suggestions (hint, hint), can take a look
at:

the html build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/defaulthtml/index.html
the pdf build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/firebirddoco.pdf
the xml source at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/migrationmssql.xml

I know this is *definitely* not the correct mailing list to be posting this,
so I apologize in advance for what follows. However, maybe someone has gone
through this before and can give me a hand.

How do I get tables to display correctly? When building for pdf, I get all
my text superimposed one line slightly lower than the other, in a  single
column. When building for html, it looks ok, but the text continues to the
side rather than below.

Any small example showing how a table is built would do.

TIA,

Marcelo Lopez Ruiz

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[David J. <dav...@ea...>]

Hi,
Seems to me that questions on how to get the documentation system working
definitely belong on this list.

I tried changing the table alignment specification to "center" from "left"
and regenerated the html,
and it eliminated the text to the right of the table.

It's possible that the pdf generator is not complete and doesn't do tables
yet.  I will try to investigate-- I never tried it before.

How do you like the docbook setup?  How do you like the appearance of the
generated pages? Are there too many pheonixes? (I kind of like them, but
then I put it together.)


Should we put the framework without my silly examples and with your content
on sourceforge soon?

thanks
david jencks

On 2001.05.04 10:28:10 -0400 Marcelo Lopez Ruiz wrote:
> OK, I have written an outline of the MSSQL->Firebird convertion section,
> and
> started with the first few sections. It looks promising, but there's a
> lot
> of ground to cover to get it done right.
> 
> People too impatient to wait for me to finish before starting to mail me
> their comments, corrections and/or suggestions (hint, hint), can take a
> look
> at:
> 
> the html build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/defaulthtml/index.html
> the pdf build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/firebirddoco.pdf
> the xml source at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/migrationmssql.xml
> 
> I know this is *definitely* not the correct mailing list to be posting
> this,
> so I apologize in advance for what follows. However, maybe someone has
> gone
> through this before and can give me a hand.
> 
> How do I get tables to display correctly? When building for pdf, I get
> all
> my text superimposed one line slightly lower than the other, in a  single
> column. When building for html, it looks ok, but the text continues to
> the
> side rather than below.
> 
> Any small example showing how a table is built would do.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Marcelo Lopez Ruiz
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Firebird-docs mailing list
> Fir...@li...
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
> 

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[David J. <dav...@ea...>]

Hi,

I looked at fop at apache and discovered it does not support proportional
column widths.
What you can use apparently is from CALS table model,

The fixed unit values are case
                                    insensitive. The standard list of
                                    allowed unit values is "pt" (points),
                                    "cm" (centimeters), "mm"
                                    (millimeters), "pi" (picas), and "in"
                                    (inches). The default fixed unit is pt.


I tried widths of 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, and 6 cm for your table and the table
looked ok in pdf to me.  The defaulthtml looks fine too.

There's a typo (unconverted jboss stuff) in the build.xml, preventing
regeneration of pdf.  I'm attaching a modified version, which also has a fo
task to rebuild pdf from the fo file, in case you want to change it by
hand.

Thanks
david jencks


On 2001.05.04 10:28:10 -0400 Marcelo Lopez Ruiz wrote:
> OK, I have written an outline of the MSSQL->Firebird convertion section,
> and
> started with the first few sections. It looks promising, but there's a
> lot
> of ground to cover to get it done right.
> 
> People too impatient to wait for me to finish before starting to mail me
> their comments, corrections and/or suggestions (hint, hint), can take a
> look
> at:
> 
> the html build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/defaulthtml/index.html
> the pdf build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/firebirddoco.pdf
> the xml source at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/migrationmssql.xml
> 
> I know this is *definitely* not the correct mailing list to be posting
> this,
> so I apologize in advance for what follows. However, maybe someone has
> gone
> through this before and can give me a hand.
> 
> How do I get tables to display correctly? When building for pdf, I get
> all
> my text superimposed one line slightly lower than the other, in a  single
> column. When building for html, it looks ok, but the text continues to
> the
> side rather than below.
> 
> Any small example showing how a table is built would do.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Marcelo Lopez Ruiz
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Firebird-docs mailing list
> Fir...@li...
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
> 

[Firebird-docs] MSSQL migration (was: Problems with DocBook)

[Marcelo L. R. <mar...@xl...>]

> I tried widths of 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, and 6 cm for your table and the table
> looked ok in pdf to me.  The defaulthtml looks fine too.

Yup, I tried it and it looks ok. A million thanks, I was really stumped.

> There's a typo (unconverted jboss stuff) in the build.xml, preventing
> regeneration of pdf.  I'm attaching a modified version, which also has a
fo
> task to rebuild pdf from the fo file, in case you want to change it by
> hand.

Thanks. I modified the file to just compile the section I was working on, to
speed compilation time.

OK, I have updated all the files I put online before, and I think the
documentation as it is is useful. I need to get back to the real work that's
been piling. I can always take time for corrections, though.

If you do nothing else, check out the Jim quote - and note how "funbling"
fingers can be ;-)

Marcelo Lopez Ruiz

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[Jeff D. <je...@el...>]

""Marcelo Lopez Ruiz"" <mar...@xl...> wrote in message
news:001901c0d4a6$722f0e40$80f900c8@marcelont...
> the html build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/defaulthtml/index.html
> the pdf build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/firebirddoco.pdf
> the xml source at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/migrationmssql.xml
>

  Wow!  Your docs are excellent.  Looks like I'll have to revamp mine
though, they look like s**t compared to what you have posted.

Also, to David : I like the your template

Jeff Dodds

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[David J. <dav...@ea...>]

Hi Jeff, thanks

Are you trying the docbook to html/pdf generation? please do, I think its
way easier than writing html, let me know if there are any problems
david jencks

Setup is at

http://home.earthlink.net/~davidjencks/

although you will want the updated build.xml I attached to my last post.

On 2001.05.04 15:16:02 -0400 Jeff Dodds wrote:
> 
> ""Marcelo Lopez Ruiz"" <mar...@xl...> wrote in message
> news:001901c0d4a6$722f0e40$80f900c8@marcelont...
> > the html build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/defaulthtml/index.html
> > the pdf build at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/firebirddoco.pdf
> > the xml source at http://www.xlprueba.com.ar/ib/migrationmssql.xml
> >
> 
>   Wow!  Your docs are excellent.  Looks like I'll have to revamp mine
> though, they look like s**t compared to what you have posted.
> 
> Also, to David : I like the your template
> 
> Jeff Dodds
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Firebird-docs mailing list
> Fir...@li...
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
> 

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[Jeff D. <je...@el...>]

"David Jencks" <dav...@ea...> wrote in message
news:20010504161401.G1315@HP.home.home...
> Hi Jeff, thanks
>
> Are you trying the docbook to html/pdf generation? please do, I think its
> way easier than writing html, let me know if there are any problems
> david jencks
>
> Setup is at
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~davidjencks/
>
> although you will want the updated build.xml I attached to my last post.

  I've been trying to dowload it.  Problems on my end.  Your compiler notes
(from your website) suggest a unix/linux setup.  Is there a docbook for
windows?  I should really fix my linux box at home anyway.

Jeff Dodds

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[David J. <dav...@ea...>]

Hi,

Everything in the doc package is as far as I know pure java or xml
documents.  I think I included everything you need except jdk1.3 (this is
for xml to html/pdf).  You still need an xml editor: I like emacs+psgml. 
There is a windows version, http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html.

Although I am only using linux now, I'm pretty sure all the transformation
stuff works in windows, since my semi-borrowed ant script from jboss
includes DOS formatting (I can't remember if they are CR or LF).

Let me know if there are more problems.
david jencks

On 2001.05.04 16:21:42 -0400 Jeff Dodds wrote:
> 
> "David Jencks" <dav...@ea...> wrote in message
> news:20010504161401.G1315@HP.home.home...
> > Hi Jeff, thanks
> >
> > Are you trying the docbook to html/pdf generation? please do, I think
> its
> > way easier than writing html, let me know if there are any problems
> > david jencks
> >
> > Setup is at
> >
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~davidjencks/
> >
> > although you will want the updated build.xml I attached to my last
> post.
> 
>   I've been trying to dowload it.  Problems on my end.  Your compiler
> notes
> (from your website) suggest a unix/linux setup.  Is there a docbook for
> windows?  I should really fix my linux box at home anyway.
> 
> Jeff Dodds
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Firebird-docs mailing list
> Fir...@li...
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-docs
> 

Re: [Firebird-docs] Problems with DocBook

[Tilo M. <tm...@iq...>]

""Jeff Dodds"" <je...@el...> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:9cuhfe$iro$1...@ne......
>   I've been trying to dowload it.  Problems on my end.  Your compiler
notes
> (from your website) suggest a unix/linux setup.  Is there a docbook for
> windows?  I should really fix my linux box at home anyway.

1. install 1.3 jdk from SUN
2. set the environment variable JAVA_HOME to the appropriate dir
3. install your favorite XML editor(introduction how to setup ntemacs is
here:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hoenicka_markus/ntsgml.html
4. extract Davids files
5. write your docu and compile it
--

Regards,
Tilo Muetze
IQ Compusulting
www.iq-c.de