XSL Formatter V4.0 - Online Manual - Antenna House

222 Pages·2006·2.55 MB·English

by  Antenna House, Inc.

XSL Formatter V4.0
Online Manual
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Table of Contets
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Highlights ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Antenna House Workflow ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Enhancements and New Features .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
XSLT Processor ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Encodings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
About XSL Formatter Lite ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
About Evaluation Version ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Maintenance Service Key ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Support .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Graphical User Interface ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Main Window ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Menu ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Popup Menu ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Document/Stylesheet Dialog ................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Save AreaTree Dialog ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Save FOTree Dialog ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Save FO Dialog ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Print Dialog .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
PDF Output Dialog .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
SVG Output Dialog .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Document Information Dialog .................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Import Option Setting Dialog ................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Export Option Setting Dialog ................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Search String Dialog ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Search Property Dialog ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Go To Page Dialog .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Zoom Dialog ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Format Option Setting Dialog .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Font Setting .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Format Setting ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Color, Border, Unit ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Page Setting ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
XSLT Setting ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
PDF Option Setting Dialog ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Version ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Font ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Security ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Compression ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Others .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Other Settings Dialog .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
SVG Option .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Editors .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Window ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Others .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
About Dialog ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Run with Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
Command-line Interface ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Executable File Name ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Running Command-line program on Windows ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
Running Command-line program from a shell script ............................................................................................................................................... 40
Command-line Parameters ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Parameters for Printer .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Parameters for PDF Output ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Parameters for SVG Output ................................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Parameters for Text Output ................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Return Value ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
How to specify the Printer Name ............................................................................................................................................................................. 44
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How to create a Printer Setting file .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Restrictions for Printing ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
.NET Interface ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Component Registration ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Classes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Properties - PDF Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Properties - SVG Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Properties - Printer Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Methods .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
PDF Output to the Web Browser ............................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Programming Example ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
COM Interface ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Object Class Name ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Properties - PDF Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Properties - SVG Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Properties - Printer Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Methods .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Event ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
PDF Output to the Web Browser ............................................................................................................................................................................. 61
Programming Example ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Java Interface ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
Library files .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 62
Java VM issues ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
About the use in an application server .................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Running the Sample Program ................................................................................................................................................................................. 62
API Specification ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
C++/C Interface .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Header files ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Library files .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Compiler issues ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Building the sample programs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
API Specification ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
PDF Output ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
PDF/X ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Tagged PDF ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
PDF Embedding ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Fonts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Note for Adobe Type 1 fonts on Windows ........................................................................................................................................................ 68
Character Sets, Encoding .................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Font Embedding ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Thai Output .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Arabic Output ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Hebrew Output ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Restrictions .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Image Output .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Vector Images ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Raster Images ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Down sampling ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 71
SVG Output ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
SVG Output Format ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Image Output .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Font Output ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
SVG Tiny .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
TEXT Output .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 74
Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 74
Option Setting File .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Formatter Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Font Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
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PDF Output Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
SVG Output Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Text Output Settings ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
MathML Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
XSLT Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Other Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Example for Option Setting File .............................................................................................................................................................................. 93
DTD of Option Setting File ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
Operator Dictionary ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 98
Font Setting ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 100
Supported font formats .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Font Configuration File .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Initial Font Configuration File ............................................................................................................................................................................. 100
Font Configuration File elements and attributes ................................................................................................................................................ 101
Adobe Type 1 font ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 103
Font organization and necessary condition ....................................................................................................................................................... 103
How to use Adobe Type 1 fonts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Mapping rule in .AFM file ................................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Mapping rule in .PFM file ................................................................................................................................................................................ 104
Embedding Adobe Type 1 fonts ......................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Unicode and glyph mapping using the .AFM file ............................................................................................................................................... 104
Unicode and glyph mapping using the .PFM file ............................................................................................................................................... 104
Changing the glyph name mapping ................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Glyph list file ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Skipping the glyph name mapping ................................................................................................................................................................. 106
Define the alias name of the font family ............................................................................................................................................................. 107
WindowsName mode ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
TrueType font, OpenType (TrueType outline) font ................................................................................................................................................ 108
Font organization and necessary condition ....................................................................................................................................................... 108
How to use TrueType fonts ................................................................................................................................................................................ 108
Embedding TrueType fonts ................................................................................................................................................................................ 109
OpenType (PostScript outline) font ....................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Font organization and necessary condition ....................................................................................................................................................... 109
How to use OpenType (PostScript outline) fonts ............................................................................................................................................... 109
Embedding OpenType (PostScript outline) fonts ............................................................................................................................................... 109
Integrate the family name using the alias name ................................................................................................................................................ 109
EUDC .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Graphics ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111
BMP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111
JPEG ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111
JPEG2000 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 111
PNG ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111
TIFF ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 111
GIF ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 112
WMF ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
EMF ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
EPS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 112
SVG ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 113
MathML ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 113
CGM ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 114
PDF ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 114
Excel Chart ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 114
XSL-FO 1.1 Conformance ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
5.10 Core Function Library .................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
5.10.1 Number Functions ................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
5.10.2 Color Functions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
5.10.3 Font Functions ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 116
5.10.4 Property Value Functions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 116
6 Formatting Objects ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 117
6.4 Declarations and Pagination and Layout Formatting Objects ...................................................................................................................... 117
6.5 Block-level Formatting Objects .................................................................................................................................................................... 117
6.6 Inline-level Formatting Objects .................................................................................................................................................................... 118
6.7 Formatting Objects for Tables ...................................................................................................................................................................... 118
6.8 Formatting Objects for Lists ......................................................................................................................................................................... 118
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6.9 Dynamic Effects: Link and Multi Formatting Objects ................................................................................................................................... 118
6.10 Formatting Objects for Indexing ................................................................................................................................................................. 119
6.11 Formatting Objects for Bookmarks ............................................................................................................................................................ 119
6.12 Out-of-Line Formatting Objects .................................................................................................................................................................. 119
6.13 Other Formatting Objects ........................................................................................................................................................................... 119
7 Formatting Properties ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
7.5 Common Accessibility Properties ................................................................................................................................................................ 119
7.6 Common Absolute Position Properties ........................................................................................................................................................ 119
7.7 Common Aural Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................ 120
7.8 Common Border, Padding, and Background Properties .............................................................................................................................. 120
7.9 Common Font Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................. 121
7.10 Common Hyphenation Properties .............................................................................................................................................................. 121
7.11 Common Margin Properties-Block ............................................................................................................................................................. 122
7.12 Common Margin Properties-Inline ............................................................................................................................................................. 122
7.13 Common Relative Position Properties ....................................................................................................................................................... 122
7.14 Area Alignment Properties ......................................................................................................................................................................... 122
7.15 Area Dimension Properties ........................................................................................................................................................................ 122
7.16 Block and Line-related Properties .............................................................................................................................................................. 123
7.17 Character Properties .................................................................................................................................................................................. 123
7.18 Color-related Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................. 123
7.19 Float-related Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................. 124
7.20 Keeps and Breaks Properties .................................................................................................................................................................... 124
7.21 Layout-related Properties ........................................................................................................................................................................... 124
7.22 Leader and Rule Properties ....................................................................................................................................................................... 124
7.23 Properties for Dynamic Effects Formatting Objects ................................................................................................................................... 124
7.24 Properties for Indexing ............................................................................................................................................................................... 125
7.25 Properties for Markers ............................................................................................................................................................................... 125
7.26 Properties for Number to String Conversion .............................................................................................................................................. 125
7.27 Pagination and Layout Properties .............................................................................................................................................................. 125
7.28 Table Properties ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
7.29 Writing-mode-related Properties ................................................................................................................................................................ 126
7.30 Miscellaneous Properties ........................................................................................................................................................................... 127
7.31 Shorthand Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................. 127
Extensions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Extended Elements ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Extended Properties .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 129
Extended Functions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 132
Extended Values ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Other Extensions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Document Information for PDF Output .................................................................................................................................................................. 133
<axf:document-info> .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 133
PDF Output in Multi Separate Volume .................................................................................................................................................................. 134
<axf:output-volume-info> ................................................................................................................................................................................... 134
axf:bookmark-include ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 135
axf:initial-volume-number ............................................................................................................................................................................... 135
axf:output-volume-break ................................................................................................................................................................................. 135
axf:output-volume-filename ............................................................................................................................................................................ 136
Extension for European Rule ................................................................................................................................................................................ 136
<axf:space-after-punctuation> ........................................................................................................................................................................... 136
<axf:space-before-punctuation> ........................................................................................................................................................................ 136
<axf:space-between-digit-and-punctuation> ...................................................................................................................................................... 136
<axf:space-between-punctuation-and-digit> ...................................................................................................................................................... 136
language ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 136
space .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 136
code ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 137
Bookmark and Link in PDF Output ........................................................................................................................................................................ 137
Making Bookmark .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 137
axf:outline-expand .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 138
axf:outline-group ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 138
axf:outline-level .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 138
axf:outline-title ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 139
axf:outline-color .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 139
axf:outline-font-style ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
axf:outline-font-weight .................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
Remarks ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 139
Making Link ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 139
axf:action-type ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 141
axf:destination-type ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 141
axf:outline-external-destination ...................................................................................................................................................................... 142
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axf:outline-internal-destination ....................................................................................................................................................................... 142
ID in the External Link .................................................................................................................................................................................... 142
ID in the Internal Link ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Page Number in the External Link .................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Page Number in the Internal Link ................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Bookmark with the External Link .................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Bookmark with the Internal Link ..................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Remarks ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Annotation in PDF Output ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 143
axf:annotation-type ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 143
axf:annotation-title .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
axf:annotation-contents .................................................................................................................................................................................. 144
axf:annotation-color ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 144
axf:annotation-flags ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 144
axf:annotation-open ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 144
axf:annotation-icon-name ............................................................................................................................................................................... 145
axf:annotation-position-horizontal .................................................................................................................................................................. 146
axf:annotation-position-vertical ....................................................................................................................................................................... 146
axf:annotation-width ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
axf:annotation-height ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
axf:annotation-font-family ............................................................................................................................................................................... 146
axf:annotation-font-size .................................................................................................................................................................................. 146
axf:annotation-font-weight .............................................................................................................................................................................. 147
axf:annotation-font-style ................................................................................................................................................................................. 147
axf:annotation-text-color ................................................................................................................................................................................. 147
axf:annotation-text-align ................................................................................................................................................................................. 147
axf:annotation-file-attachment ........................................................................................................................................................................ 147
Printer Marks ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 147
axf:crop-offset axf:crop-offset-top axf:crop-offset-bottom axf:crop-offset-left axf:crop-offset-right ................................................................. 148
axf:bleed axf:bleed-top axf:bleed-bottom axf:bleed-left axf:bleed-right .......................................................................................................... 148
axf:printer-marks ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 148
axf:printer-marks-line-length ........................................................................................................................................................................... 149
axf:printer-marks-line-width ............................................................................................................................................................................ 149
axf:printer-marks-zero-margin ........................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Page Number ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 149
axf:suppress-duplicate-page-number ............................................................................................................................................................. 149
axf:page-number-prefix .................................................................................................................................................................................. 150
axf:physical-page-number .............................................................................................................................................................................. 151
axf:origin-id ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151
axf:assumed-page-number ............................................................................................................................................................................ 151
axf:assumed-page-number-prefix .................................................................................................................................................................. 151
axf:number-type ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 152
axf:column-number-format ............................................................................................................................................................................. 152
Base URI ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 152
axf:base-uri ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 152
Output Glyph by SOFT HYPHEN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 152
axf:soft-hyphen-treatment .............................................................................................................................................................................. 152
Line Breaking ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 153
axf:line-break .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 153
axf:append-non-starter-characters ................................................................................................................................................................. 154
axf:except-non-starter-characters .................................................................................................................................................................. 154
axf:append-non-end-of-line-characters .......................................................................................................................................................... 155
axf:except-non-end-of-line-characters ............................................................................................................................................................ 155
axf:word-break ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 155
axf:hyphenation-minimum-character-count .................................................................................................................................................... 155
Trimming and Hanging .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 155
axf:punctuation-trim ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 156
axf:kerning-mode ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 156
axf:punctuation-spacing ................................................................................................................................................................................. 157
axf:hanging-punctuation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 157
axf:avoid-widow-words ................................................................................................................................................................................... 158
Adding Space ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 158
axf:text-autospace .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 158
axf:text-autospace-width ................................................................................................................................................................................ 158
Underline in Vertical Writing-mode ........................................................................................................................................................................ 158
axf:vertical-underline-side .............................................................................................................................................................................. 158
Justify NON-BREAKING SPACE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 159
axf:justify-nbsp ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Ratio of the Kashida .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 159
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axf:text-kashida-space ................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Footnote ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 159
axf:footnote-align ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 160
axf:footnote-stacking ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
axf:footnote-position ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
axf:suppress-duplicate-footnote ..................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Revision Bar .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
axf:revision-bar-color ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
axf:revision-bar-offset ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
axf:revision-bar-position ................................................................................................................................................................................. 161
axf:revision-bar-style ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
axf:revision-bar-width ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Line Numbering ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
axf:line-number ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 162
axf:line-number-background-color .................................................................................................................................................................. 163
axf:line-number-display-align ......................................................................................................................................................................... 163
axf:line-number-color ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 163
axf:line-number-font-family ............................................................................................................................................................................. 163
axf:line-number-font-size ................................................................................................................................................................................ 163
axf:line-number-font-style ............................................................................................................................................................................... 163
axf:line-number-font-weight ............................................................................................................................................................................ 164
axf:line-number-format ................................................................................................................................................................................... 164
axf:line-number-initial ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 164
axf:line-number-interval .................................................................................................................................................................................. 164
axf:line-number-offset ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 164
axf:line-number-position ................................................................................................................................................................................. 165
axf:line-number-reset ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 165
axf:line-number-start ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 165
axf:line-number-text-decoration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 166
Block Column ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 166
axf:column-count ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 166
axf:column-gap ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 166
Column Rule ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 166
axf:column-rule-align ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
axf:column-rule-color ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
axf:column-rule-length .................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
axf:column-rule-style ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
axf:column-rule-width ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
Diagonal Border .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 167
axf:diagonal-border-color ............................................................................................................................................................................... 168
axf:diagonal-border-style ................................................................................................................................................................................ 168
axf:diagonal-border-width ............................................................................................................................................................................... 168
axf:reverse-diagonal-border-color .................................................................................................................................................................. 168
axf:reverse-diagonal-border-style ................................................................................................................................................................... 168
axf:reverse-diagonal-border-width .................................................................................................................................................................. 168
Borders .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 168
axf:border-radius axf:border-top-left-radius axf:border-top-right-radius axf:border-bottom-left-radius axf:border-bottom-right-radius .......... 168
axf:box-shadow .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 169
Repeat Page Sequence ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 169
axf:repeat-page-sequence-master ................................................................................................................................................................. 169
Page Background .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 169
axf:background-color ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
axf:background-image .................................................................................................................................................................................... 169
axf:background-position-horizontal ................................................................................................................................................................ 170
axf:background-position-vertical ..................................................................................................................................................................... 170
axf:background-repeat ................................................................................................................................................................................... 170
Overflow Extensions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 170
axf:overflow-condense ................................................................................................................................................................................... 170
axf:overflow-replace ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 170
Alternate Text ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 171
axf:alttext ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 171
Extended Functions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 171
rgb-icc ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 171
Extended Values ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
font-stretch ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 171
force-page-count ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 172
format ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 172
internal-destination ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
overflow .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
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SVG Conformance .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 174
Restrictions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 176
MathML Conformance ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 177
General .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 177
Presentation / Token Elements .......................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Presentation / General Layout ........................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Presentation / Scripts and Limits ....................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Presentation / Tables and Matrices ................................................................................................................................................................... 178
Presentation / Dynamic Expressions ................................................................................................................................................................. 178
Content / Token Elements ................................................................................................................................................................................. 178
Content / Basic Content Elements ..................................................................................................................................................................... 178
Content / Arithmetic, Algebra and Logic ............................................................................................................................................................ 178
Content / Relations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 179
Content / Calculus and Vector Calculus ............................................................................................................................................................ 179
Content / Theory of Sets .................................................................................................................................................................................... 180
Content / Sequences and Series ....................................................................................................................................................................... 180
Content / Elementary Functions ......................................................................................................................................................................... 180
Content / Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 181
Content / Linear Algebra .................................................................................................................................................................................... 181
Content / Semantic Mapping Elements .............................................................................................................................................................. 181
Content / Constants and Symbol Elements ....................................................................................................................................................... 181
Restrictions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 182
WordML Transformation ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 183
Transform Specification ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 183
WordML Specification ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 183
Page Format ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 183
Style Expansion ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 184
Document Factor Mapping ................................................................................................................................................................................. 184
To Work with .NET ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 186
WordMLToFO Stylesheet ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 186
Hyphenation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 187
Languages ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 187
Example ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 188
Exception Dictionary ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 188
TeX Dictionary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 189
Dictionary Name and Location ........................................................................................................................................................................... 189
Contents of Hyphenation Dictionary .................................................................................................................................................................. 189
PANTONE® Option ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 191
Color Names ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 191
Environment Variables ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 197
Symbolic Links ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 198
Installed Modules .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 201
Windows version ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 201
Solaris/Linux version ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 202
Macintosh version ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 203
HP-UX version ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 204
AIX version ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 205
Error Messages ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 207
Index ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 212
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XSL Formatter V4.0 - Overview
Overview
XSL Formatter V4.0is a XSL-FO software for formatting and printing XML correspoinding to the specification of Extensible Stylesheet Language
(XSL) Version 1.0 Version 1.1 which is developed for superior display and print of XML document.
Highlights
XSL Formatter V4.0 provides the following features:
Compliant with XSL 1.1
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It corresponds to XSL 1.1 which is a new XSL-FO specification. XSL Formatter V4.0faithfully mounts quite almost elements of the XSL
specification and property. For example, it supports table-layout="auto" in the table formatting. Please refer to "XSL-FO 1.1 Conformance".
Format virtually any size document
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XSL Formatter V4.0can now format a document of virtually any size whether it is a publication, tens of thousands of invoices, reports, technical
manuals, or personalized one to one documents. (There might be the case to become the insufficient memory etc. depending on the document
structure.)
High speed formatting
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XSL Formatter V4.0processes the formatting at high speed, and generates PDF. It is the best suited for applying to the Web application such
as the PDF delivery on Web etc.
Multilingual language
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XSL Formatter V4.0supports over 50 different languages, almost any language which is supported by Unicode including Latin, Cyrillic, Greek,
Japanese (Hiragana and Katakana), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Hangul, Arabic, Hebrew and Thai. It offers the abilities to write
in vertical mode, to run the text from right to left as in Arabic and Hebrew and also to create multilingual documents with language mixtures
on the same page and even on the same line. It also offers the hyphenation processing, and the adjustment of white space before and behind
the punctuation which differs according to the language. Moreover, XSL Formatter V4.0makes it possilbe to hyphenate more than 40 lan-
guages.
Supports not only PDF output but also SVG output
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PDF outputcan be done for an unlimited number of users on a server by utilizing the Antenna House developed PDF direct creation engine.
The license of Acrobat is unnecessary. XSL Formatter SVG Output Option makes SVG Outputavailable, which is the best for applying to the
SVG delivery system for a portable equipment etc.
Supports PDF/X
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XSL Formatter V4.0supportsPDF/X. PDF/X is a specification that places much value on exchanging date and defined by ISO for printing
purpose.
Accessible PDF
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XSL Formatter V4.0 can generate the Tagged PDFfor enhancing the accessibility to people with disabilities. This is a function indispensable
to comply with Section 508, the law of the United States enforced on June 21, 2001.
Direct Printer output
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The Windows version also supports the ability to send the converted results directly to any Windows based printer without the need to first
create a PDF document.It's also possible to get the formatted result and print it immediately by using GUI.
Native drawing of SVG, MathML, EMF, and WMF
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With XSL Formatter V4.0 SVG, MathML, EMF and WMFimage is drawn into PDF as vector thus retaining the quality of output images. XSL
Formatter MathML Option is required for drawing MathML as Vector.
Supports the embedding of PDF into PDF
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An arbitrary page of other PDF can be embedded into PDF.
Supports the drawing of Microsoft® Excel Chart
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Microsoft® Excel Chartcan be specified for FO as graphics and drawn by using XSL Formatter Chart Option. It is drawn as vector images in
PDF.
Supports PANTONE® color
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The color name of PANTONE® can be directly specified by using XSL Formatter PANTONE® Option.
Wide array of Integration Interface
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As integration interface XSL Formatter V4.0 provides Command-line, .NET, COM, Java and C++/C interface. (.NET and COM interfaces are
available only for Windows.) All interfaces support streaming input/output which makes for the easy system integration. Also the output of the
native parser of .NET (XML and XSLT output) can be directly received without going through a file. It is possible to receive DOM directly and
process it with not only .NET interface but also COM interface.
Attentive extensions
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XSL Formatter V4.0 mounts a lot of Extentions that cannot be achieved with XSL1.1. For instance, the following extensions are provided.
○ Outputs PDF in Multi Separate Volume
○ Outputs bookmark, link and annotation for PDF
○ Printer marks such as a crop mark
○ Line numbering
○ Footnotes and sidenotes per column
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