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Posted to dev@forrest.apache.org by Jason End <be...@yahoo.com> on 2003/11/16 18:02:39 UTC
Converting docs to html and pdf without the site shell
Is there a way to convert xmls to html and pdfs using
the included skin XSLs and CSSs but without the whole
site structure around it. So the html result would be
a single page of just the document, no tabs or menus
or banners?
I've tried using one of the skins' document2html.xsl
within a separate cocoon installation, telling it to
include the CSSs -- I copied the config for this from
site2html.xsl --. Cocoon doesn't complain but just
renders the document with no styling, just raw text.
The pdf doesn't work because acrobat complains that
the document doesn't have any pages.
thanks,
Jay
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Re: Converting docs to html and pdf without the site shell
Posted by Jason End <be...@yahoo.com>.
I understood what he said, but I had already found
that solution before he posted. The other xsls were
necessary because I was using a skin that was already
made and it referenced parts of common xsls.
It worked. In the future I'll look into the pure
forrest solution.
cheers,
Jay
--- David Crossley <cr...@indexgeo.com.au> wrote:
> You seem to have completely missed what Nicola Ken
> was
> suggesting. You can do anything that you want with
> Forrest.
> There is no need to resort to using raw Cocoon
> unless you have
> really specific needs. Also i do not see why you
> need to "import
> all of the referenced XSLs and CSSs".
>
> Either way, you will need to have a modified sitemap
> for your
> project to achieve your goal. See the docs about
> skins and sitemaps,
> then ask more questions. From your comments, it
> seems that you
> do not yet grasp the power of the sitemap.
>
> Also see some of the example live-sites for ideas,
> e.g. Zalarm (see the Monitor Summaries).
>
> --David
>
> Jason End wrote:
> > I ended up using the krysalis xsl in cocoon,
> importing
> > all of the referenced xsls and css. I finally got
> the
> > look of the stand-alone document html --haven't
> tried
> > pdf yet.
> > The only thing that doesn't work is the pdf link
> and
> > the minitoc. I might just remove the toc, but I
> need
> > the pdf link. It needs the variable filename-noext
> but
> > I'm not sure how to feed it in.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > --- Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org>
> wrote:
> > > Jason End wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there a way to convert xmls to html and
> pdfs
> > > using
> > > > the included skin XSLs and CSSs but without
> the
> > > whole
> > > > site structure around it. So the html result
> would
> > > be
> > > > a single page of just the document, no tabs or
> > > menus
> > > > or banners?
> > >
> > > Make your own skin that does not include
> anything in
> > > the header and the
> > > navigation. The easiest way is to copy an
> existing
> > > skin and remove from
> > > the stylesheets all that is not interesting for
> your
> > > needs.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nicola Ken Barozzi
> > > nicolaken@apache.org
> > > - verba volant, scripta manent -
> > > (discussions get forgotten, just code
> remains)
> > >
> >
>
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Re: Converting docs to html and pdf without the site shell
Posted by David Crossley <cr...@indexgeo.com.au>.
You seem to have completely missed what Nicola Ken was
suggesting. You can do anything that you want with Forrest.
There is no need to resort to using raw Cocoon unless you have
really specific needs. Also i do not see why you need to "import
all of the referenced XSLs and CSSs".
Either way, you will need to have a modified sitemap for your
project to achieve your goal. See the docs about skins and sitemaps,
then ask more questions. From your comments, it seems that you
do not yet grasp the power of the sitemap.
Also see some of the example live-sites for ideas,
e.g. Zalarm (see the Monitor Summaries).
--David
Jason End wrote:
> I ended up using the krysalis xsl in cocoon, importing
> all of the referenced xsls and css. I finally got the
> look of the stand-alone document html --haven't tried
> pdf yet.
> The only thing that doesn't work is the pdf link and
> the minitoc. I might just remove the toc, but I need
> the pdf link. It needs the variable filename-noext but
> I'm not sure how to feed it in.
>
> Jay
>
> --- Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org> wrote:
> > Jason End wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a way to convert xmls to html and pdfs
> > using
> > > the included skin XSLs and CSSs but without the
> > whole
> > > site structure around it. So the html result would
> > be
> > > a single page of just the document, no tabs or
> > menus
> > > or banners?
> >
> > Make your own skin that does not include anything in
> > the header and the
> > navigation. The easiest way is to copy an existing
> > skin and remove from
> > the stylesheets all that is not interesting for your
> > needs.
> >
> > --
> > Nicola Ken Barozzi
> > nicolaken@apache.org
> > - verba volant, scripta manent -
> > (discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
> >
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Re: Converting docs to html and pdf without the site shell
Posted by Jason End <be...@yahoo.com>.
I ended up using the krysalis xsl in cocoon, importing
all of the referenced xsls and css. I finally got the
look of the stand-alone document html --haven't tried
pdf yet.
The only thing that doesn't work is the pdf link and
the minitoc. I might just remove the toc, but I need
the pdf link. It needs the variable filename-noext but
I'm not sure how to feed it in.
Jay
--- Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org> wrote:
> Jason End wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to convert xmls to html and pdfs
> using
> > the included skin XSLs and CSSs but without the
> whole
> > site structure around it. So the html result would
> be
> > a single page of just the document, no tabs or
> menus
> > or banners?
>
> Make your own skin that does not include anything in
> the header and the
> navigation. The easiest way is to copy an existing
> skin and remove from
> the stylesheets all that is not interesting for your
> needs.
>
> --
> Nicola Ken Barozzi
> nicolaken@apache.org
> - verba volant, scripta manent -
> (discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
>
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Re: Converting docs to html and pdf without the site shell
Posted by Nicola Ken Barozzi <ni...@apache.org>.
Jason End wrote:
> Is there a way to convert xmls to html and pdfs using
> the included skin XSLs and CSSs but without the whole
> site structure around it. So the html result would be
> a single page of just the document, no tabs or menus
> or banners?
Make your own skin that does not include anything in the header and the
navigation. The easiest way is to copy an existing skin and remove from
the stylesheets all that is not interesting for your needs.
--
Nicola Ken Barozzi nicolaken@apache.org
- verba volant, scripta manent -
(discussions get forgotten, just code remains)
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