Introduction of XSL-FO

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on XSL-FO. Topics include introduction of XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language), XSLT (XSL Transformations) and XSL-FO (XSL - Formatting Objects); Sample XSL-FO document.

What Is XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language)

What Is XSLT (XSL Transformations)

What Is XSL-FO (XSL - Formatting Objects)

hello.fo - Sample XSL-FO document

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Table of Contents

 About This Book

Introduction of XSL-FO

 Apache™ FOP (Formatting Objects Processor)

 RenderX XEP as an XSL-FO Tool

 Introduction of Area Model

 XSL-FO Document Basics and Examples

 Page Layout Masters

 Block-Level Formatting Objects

 Inline-Level Formatting Objects

 Including Graphics in XSL-FO document

 Table of Rows and Columns

 List, Item, Label, and Body

 Floating Blocks - "float" and "footnote"

 Hyperlinks, Table of Contents and Indexes

 Headers and Footers using "static-content"

 Font Attributes and Font Families

 Apache FOP Font Configurations

 RenderX XEP Font Configurations

 Converting HTML to PDF

 References

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