Raphael Cotty wrote: > Hi, > Thanks very much. > > I am still evaluating xxe and I like it. > > But I need to use method B to give a professional look to the front > pages and to customise the headers and footers. > But I don't want to do it. > Does your company provides supports for that type of work?
Sure. However we always prefer to let independent contractors do this kind of job. I'm sure that you'll very quickly receive offers from XML experts who are long-time subscribers of this public mailing-list. If this is not the case, you are not stuck because you can also use our own customization service (http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/customization_service.html) as a backup. > Or could you advise me for another company? > > Regards > > Raphael Cotty > > On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 20:06 +0100, Hussein Shafie wrote: >> Raphael Cotty wrote: >> > I am evaluating xxe using DITA framework and I am so far very impress by >> > how fast I manage to work with it. >> > >> > I am wondering how I can customise the front page of the pdf >> > transformation. >> > I'd like to add the logo of the company for example. >> > >> >> --> Easy, document-specific, method: >> >> Don't give your DITA map a title attribute or child element. Instead >> write a topic which will act as a front page and then reference this >> topic in the first topicref of your map. >> >> >> >> --> Generic methods. Require some expertise. >> >> XMLmind XML Editor (and also XMLmind XSL Utilty) integrates XMLmind DITA >> Converter. >> >> Therefore answering your question involves two steps: >> >> [1] Write some code which customizes the front page. >> [2] Force XMLmind XML Editor to take in account your customization. >> >> There are two ways to do that: >> >> Method A >> -------- >> >> [1] Write a custom front page in XSL-FO (attached file may be used as an >> example). Let's call this file C:\temp\font_page.fo. >> >> [2] Open your DITA map (or bookmap), then select Options|Preferences, >> "Customize Configuration" | "Change Document Conversion Parameters" >> >> [3] Select "Convert to PDF, Postcript". >> >> [4] Add parameter: >> >> title-page >> >> with value: >> >> file:///temp/font_page.fo >> >> [5] Convert your DITA map to PDF. Note that, for this to work, your DITA >> map must *also* have a title attribute or child element (which is used >> in running headers). >> >> References: >> >> > http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/_distrib/doc/manual/xsltParams.html#xsltParams__title-page >> >> > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/help/com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.part.ConversionParametersEditor.html >> >> -------- >> Method B >> -------- >> >> [1] Customize the stock DITA configuration as explained in XMLmind XML >> Editor - Configuration and Deployment, Customizing an existing >> configuration, Customizing the XSLT style sheets used in the Convert >> Document submenu >> >> > http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/_distrib/doc/configure/customize_xslt.html >> >> [2] Your customization mainly consists in a fo.xsl ``driver'' file, >> which generates a more elaborate front page out of the title and >> metadata of the DITA map. >> >> The principle of this fo.xsl ``driver'' file is explained in >> XMLmind DITA Converter Manual, Customizing the output of XMLmind DITA >> Converter, Simple customization, Customizing the look of the PDF files >> generated by ditac >> >> > http://www.xmlmind.com/ditac/_distrib/doc/manual/manual-6.html#customAttributeSet >> >> [3] In your case, the fo.xsl ``driver'' file must override some of the >> XSLT2 templates found in >> XXE_install_dir/addon/config/dita/xsl/fo/ditac_titlePage.xsl >> >> You need to read and understand the contents of ditac_titlePage.xsl in >> order to implement your fo.xsl ``driver'' file. >> >> Method A and B are pretty complex (B much more than A) but please keep >> in mind that they are generally implemented by XML/DITA/XSL experts who >> are paid to do that. I mean, unfortunately method A and B are out of the >> reach of a technical writer. >> >> >> >> --- >> PS: See also "Customization Service" -- >> http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/customization_service.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > XMLmind XML Editor Support List > xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support
