Xsl-Fo

Dave Pawson maintains the XSLT and XSL-FO FAQ site. He got started with XML in 1997 while looking for a means of document reuse for multimedia presentation in print and braille for the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB). He is the W3C Advisory Committee representative for the RNIB,and has supported the Web Accessibility Initiative since 1998. His background is in software development in the aerospace industry, followed by 5 years with RNIB, where he initially worked as a change agent, has more recently been monitoring web standards for accessibility. He has been heavily involved in the digital talking book inititiative coordinated by the DAISY consortium at www.daisy.org.

• Preface 1. Planning for XSL-FO XML and Document Processing Choosing Your Print Production Approach Choosing Tools The Future for XSL-FO 2. A First Look at XSL-FO An XSL-FO Overview Related Stylesheet Specifications Using XSL-FO as Part of XSL Shorthand, Short Form, and Inheritance 3. Pagination Document Classes The Main Parts of an XSL-FO Document Simple Page Master Complex Pagination Page Sequences 4. Areas Informal Definition of an Area Area Types Components of an Area Reference Areas Area Positioning 5. Blocks Block Basics Blocks for Special Purposes Decorating Blocks Lists Tables Additional Material 6. Inline Elements Content Inline Styling Other Uses 7. Graphics and Color Graphics Basic Color Usage Color Specification Color Profiles Applicability 8. Styling at the Character Level General Character Properties Fonts 9. Cross-Document Links Cross-Document Links Indexing and Tables of Contents Running Headers 10. Putting It All Together Outline 11. Stylesheet Organization Classes of Stylesheets Page Layout Main Flows Inclusion and Importing A. How Do I Do That? B. Finding Your Way Around the Specification C. Today's Tools D. Objects, Properties, and Compliance Levels E. Inheritance Characteristics F. Examples for Chapter 10 G. Elements and Valid Properties H. GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) Glossary Index

"There's a lot to be learnt before you create your first XSL-FO style sheet, and this book is the ideal guide to get you through those first steps - it will also serve as a long-lasting reference for XSL-FO experts." PC Plus, January 2003