Re: [Oorexx-devel] Docs status

[R. J. <rvj...@xs...>]

David,
I would suggest to use the Java version of Xalan, as it is identical on all
platforms and is easy to get to work. Also, I never had a good experience
with FOP and tables - probably passiveTex is still the way to go; or one of
the professional xsl:fop tools - that would be justifiable in terms of
results, although it would not be my choice for an open source project.

best regards,

René.

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 8:49 PM, David Ashley <dav...@gm...>wrote:

> All -
>
> Ok, I about ready to throw my hands up in disgust. I am not a happy camper.
>
> For the last two weeks I have been trying to get the docs to format
> using an xsl transformation. I got it at least partially working on
> Fedora 9 and I posted the results on the Build Machine. They look great
> with the exception that tables are badly formated. This is due to a
> problem with the xsltproc program in that it does not support tables
> with proportional columns. So I tried switching to using xalan for the
> transformation (the java version) as it does support proportional
> columns. And now I have lost more of my hair as xalan has mnay more
> problems than xsltproc not the least of which is that fop (the atcual
> program that creates the pdfs) just does not like the xalan output.
>
> So I tried switching to Fedora 10 to see if things were any better. The
> bottom line is that Fedora 10 is worse, much worse ,as both the XSL and
> DSSSL formatters seem to be totally broken. The XSL transformation that
> at least partially worked on F9 is  broken on F10. xsltproc seem to
> produce bad output and I can not get xalan to work at all. And worse,
> the DSSSL formatter is now broken on F10 as well.
>
> I have no idea where to go from here. I have exhausted all the avenues I
> can come up with for alternatives with no success. It is obvious that we
> need expert help with these problems. So I am open to any and all
> suggestions on how to proceed.
>
> David Ashley
>
>
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