If a background image has been specified, this property specifies its initial position. Tests in this set show the use of various xsl fo xslfo objects and properties. Ive used the apache fop processor conforming with apache fop documentation, images must have an alternate text fox. Image scaling depending on output oxygen xml forum. How to display fixed image height and width using xslfo with. Resolution included in image files herongs tutorial examples. Renderx xep as an xslfo tool introduction of area model xslfo document basics and examples page layout masters blocklevel formatting objects inlinelevel formatting objects including graphics in xslfo document what is externalgraphic formatting object. Apache fop formatting objects processor is a print formatter driven by xsl formatting objects xsl fo and an output independent formatter. Fo and using fop i am trying to produce a services catalogue for a friend who runs a small training business and my design goal is to maintain one copy of the catalogue in. In addition to sizing the image itself, you can specify a viewport area, which is the space reserved for the image.
The well known html is another language used for specifying formatting semantics, but is more usable for documents that are presented on screen, and less for materials created for printing, because it does not support pagination elements. In practice, you should be able to reuse as is the xslt style sheets which generate xsl fo that you have developed to convert your xml documents to pdf. The element can be used in a block as well as in an inline manner the graphic is integrated in the document with the help of the src attribute. If you dont specify an xsl, a list of appropriate stylesheets from given dar and default docbook stylesheets will be shown and you will be able to choose which one you want to use for transformation. If only one value is specified, the second value is assumed to be center. It is the responsibility of the user to make sure that the xsl fo submitted to fop is correct. Antenna house formatter offers support for over 70. Antenna house is a leader in the document formatting industry. The list of tutorials related to oxygen xml editor. When setting a background image, authors should also specify a backgroundcolor that will be used when the image is unavailable. If you want something to be left as is unless it is too large, then you use.
I generate some custome reports in apex with xsl fo layout definition. The svg standard leaves this issue as an implementation detail. Oxygen offers intelligent support for fo editing and fo transformations that makes it ideal for developing xmlbased publishing applications. Xsl fo xsl formatting objects is a markup language for xml document formatting that is most often used to generate pdf files. The attribute expects as a value the relative path to the image file which emanates from the xml instance. Xsl fo is an xml language designed for describing all visual aspects of paginated documents. Specific stylesheets demonstrates specific xsl fo techniques. Xslfo xsl formatting objects is a markup language for xml document formatting that is most often used to generate pdf files. Would it make a difference if i asked a more general question of how to use xsl fo to put a background image in a header. The ecrion solution is used by system integrators and software developers all over the world to produce and distribute countless documents per day from any data. Since xmlmind xsl fo converter currently does not conform to any of these levels, this document provides a complete list of supported objects. These gives us the image that is governed by width.
Jun 24, 2008 problem scaling backgrounds using externalgraphic inside absolute blockcontainer. This file is generated in a temporary folder and it is deleted automatically by the transformation. How to develop stylesheets for xml to xsl fo transformation. Hi, i think there have been discussions in the past on the dita users list about this.
Additional scaling options are available through xslfo means. Comprehensive xslfo tutorials and samples collection. About evaluation edition do not be surprised because xmlmind xsl fo converter evaluation edition generates. If you want all your images centered in xsl fo output. If the viewport area is larger than the final image size, then there is white space around it. In xslfo graphics and other images which are stored outside the xml. Fo tools to create advanced document layouts and formatting styles to prettyup your xml documents for use in single source publishing, multichannel publishing and other content management applications. Jun 24, 2015 dear experts, i belive that i already know the answer of the following question.
The contentwidth should be the intrinsic contentwidth. Extensible stylesheet language xsl world wide web consortium. It is also possible to create an image directly in the xsl fo xslfo, using the embedded svg feature. I am trying to turn off image scaling when rendering image using xsl. How to get background image in xsl fo xml forum at coderanch. When the cell is empty whitout a text the image isnt visible in the. For everything to work properly, the two should be equal. Most web applications today use boring methods to present data to their viewers using grids or simple html tables. It is the responsibility of the user to make sure that the xslfo submitted to fop is correct. Comprehensive xsl fo tutorials and samples collection. What is xslfo xsl fo is an xml language designed for describing all visual aspects of paginated documents. Xsl formatting objects xsl fo an xml vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics an xslt stylesheet specifies the presentation of a class of xml documents by describing how an instance of the class is transformed into an xml document that uses a formatting vocabulary, such as xhtml or xsl fo. Problem scaling backgrounds using externalgraphic inside.
In summary i am trying to stretch the image rather than keeping the aspect ratio using fop 0. A list of constraints on the scale factor values that may be used when scaling a. Fo tips and tricks xslfo, xml to pdf, postscript, afp. It is a java application that reads a formatting object fo tree and renders the resulting pages to a specified output. Xslt xsl transformations a language for transforming xml. Scales down images using scaletofit value of contentwidth and contentheight traits. This reference guide shows by example how to use xslt templates to convert 45 commonly used html elements to formatting objects from the xsl fo vocabulary for easy transformation to pdf using xslt.
For details, refer to xsl formatting objects in xep 4. Xsl formatting objects xsl fo, an xml vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics. Xslfo xsl formatting objects a language that can be used in xslt for the purpose of presenting the xml. With only a modest investment of time, developers can convert an xml file to an html file that users can display in their browsers. When the image is available, it is rendered on top of the background color. Here are some examples of what you can do with formatter. Additional scaling options are available through xsl fo means. Image sizing can be somewhat complex because there are many imagedata attributes that affect it. The largest scaling factor permitted will be applied to the content so that the scaled contentwidth is less than or equal to the width of the viewport.
Other basic examples on the use of xsl fo can be found in the fop distribution in the subdirectory examples fo. Xslfo is part of xsl extensible stylesheet language, a set of w3c technologies designed for the transformation and formatting of xml data. Scaling images using scaletofit both contentwidth and contentheight properties can have a special value scaletofit which allows you to automatically scale down images which are wider or taller then necessary. The well known html is another language used for specifying formatting semantics, but is more usable for documents that are presented on screen, and less for materials created for printing, because it does not support pagination elements like headers and footers, page size specifications, footnotes, etc. Xsl fo objects reference the full list of xsl fo objects and their properties. Xsl fo software this chapter describes our favorite xsl fo software. The examples assume that youre using the apache xml projects fop tool, but most of the methods work just as well with other xsl fo tools. The 80 page xsl fo tutorial 2nd edition developed by antenna house for customers of ah formatter is made public adding the contents of indexes, functions for pdf creation, reference to appendix and much more substantial contents. I am using the following code to display image using xslt in sharepoint. You can start transformation of all fo files into pdf files by running ant in this directory only source distribution. These tests may be useful for understanding basics of xsl fo xslfo and assessing xsl fo xslfo formatter conformance. By having a mechanism for supporting extensions, apache fop is able to add features that are not covered in the specification. Hi all, this is only my first post on this forum and only my second day of writing xsl.
Thus, the color is visible in the transparent parts of. Most people write xsl to get to xsl fo from xml, others write xsl fo directly from some application. Gnucash gnucash is a personal and smallbusiness finance manager with a checkbook like register gui to ente. Problem scaling backgrounds using externalgraphic inside absolute blockcontainer hi all, this is only my first post on this forum and only my second day of writing xsl. Even if it is these fora are supposed to be general purpose are they not. Xslfo input basic help for using xml, xslt, and xslfo. The typical approach for producing precision print layouts out of xml documents is by using xsl fo. Xslfo externalgraphic object definition and usage the fo.
Fo formatting objects editor transform your xml using xslt and fop. Apr 02, 2012 the list of tutorials related to oxygen xml editor. Renderx support xsl formatting objects tutorial renderx. The value scaletofit effects that the graphic is adjusted to the dimensions of a preset. May 20, 2005 please help if you can as the problem is not just fop related. By default fop keeps the aspect ratio regardless of the image height and width specified. Nov 18, 20 xsl formatting objects xsl fo an xml vocabulary for specifying formatting semantics an xslt stylesheet specifies the presentation of a class of xml documents by describing how an instance of the class is transformed into an xml document that uses a formatting vocabulary, such as xhtml or xsl fo. Antenna house is used in production in various industries with a wide range of requirements. There is an attribute called verticalalign which applies to all inlinelevel elements. Examples in this set share a common simple xml markup. Thus, the color is visible in the transparent parts of the image. Xsl fo input basic help for using xml, xslt, and xsl fo. Xsl fo is part of xsl extensible stylesheet language, a set of w3c technologies designed for the transformation and formatting of xml data. The other functionality allows you to transform a dar or an xml using xslt and xsl fo.
The tutorial items presented here are not comprehensive, but are of the faq variety. As our software runs on windows where 96 dpi is the standard display. Antenna house formatter is based on the w3c recommendations for xslfo and css and has long been recognized as the most powerful and proven standards based formatting software available. All examples have common xml markup, translated into xsl fo xslfo via a dedicated xslt stylesheet macro. Comprehensive xsl fo tutorials and samples collection antenna house is used in production in various industries with a wide range of requirements. It is used worldwide in demanding applications where the need is to format html and xml into pdf and print. Hi all, i am writing down a piece of xsl code that i am using to display image. Extensible stylesheet language xsl xsl is a language for expressing stylesheets. Fop users problem scaling backgrounds using external. I have a requirement to show the same image in different sizes. Using a familiar user interface, our visual xslfo designer can help you deliver stunning reports, invoices, statements, letters, and more, without manually coding your document templates. Comprehensive xslfo tutorials and samples collection antenna. In the following xslfo tutorials you will learn what xsl formatting objects xsl.
Xsl fo converter allows to process very elaborate xsl fo files. Scaling currently, svg images are rendered with the dimensions specified in the svg file, within the viewport specified in the fo. The image alternate text is not processed by the pdf transformation when generate the xsl fo file. Xsl formatting objects is a w3c standard used by ecrion xf rendering server 2008 to produce print. In addition to image scaling you can alter the position of the graphic. You take the xml document in its original schema and convert it to an fo document again in xml format expected by the xsl fo processor. In addition to svg, xf rendering server supports xchart, an xml language developed by ecrion software for the purpose of describing generic charts. I think you have to vertically centre the graphic by knowing the height of the graphic. Control dpi with contentwidth and content height fixed higher dpi with scaletofit.
In xsl fo graphics and other images which are stored outside the xml document are integrated with the fo. The pdfua standard for accessible pdf documents gains more and more momentum, as pdf documents cannot only be displayed and used on different output devices including handhelds in a better way by complying to this standard, but they can even be read out. My out put is a a4 size pdfand i am rendering a image,whose size can vary dynamicly which i dont have control on. The fop distribution includes all libraries that you will need to run a basic fop installation.
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