The idea is to process docbook to docx within ant script, using a custom processor based on docx4java. Automatic docbooktoepub conversion with python and lxml. Im afraid that the only direct solution to convert from docx to epub is the. This package is known to build and work properly using an lfs9. As a reminder, here is the structure of the elements found in this document. In fact, the only two types of content documents allowed by the current epub 3 specification are xhtml and svg. These are useful for performing transformations on xml docbook files. This tutorial provides technical instructions, tips, and examples to help you implement these. Aug 28, 2016 you can put an xslt file inside the epub container as you can do with any file of any kind, but the reading applications are not required to actually act upon it, that is, to render it as you expect. Look up the available xsl attributes at docbook xsl stylesheets user reference. It provides the missing documentation to realize the full potential of docbook publishing. Michael fitzgerald is the author of learning xslt i know what youre up against. Nov 25, 2008 now that youve done the laborious process of creating a simple epub from scratch, see what it takes to convert docbook, a common xml documentation schema, into epub. Browse the xml technical library view for technical articles and tips, tutorials, standards, and ibm redbooks.
Xsl examples from w3c these examples are from the xslt 1. Customizing a docbook xsl stylesheet is the opposite of customizing a docbook dtd. If you do use chapters like this example ere is the main logic of the conversions to the epub format. Then, you run a free xslt transformer such as saxon. You can put an xslt file inside the epub container as you can do with any file of any kind, but the reading applications are not required to actually act upon it, that is, to render it as you expect. The docbookhtml5 project is a set of xslt stylesheets for transforming docbook 5 examples given here use xsltproc, an open source crossplatform xslt. Note, however, you do not have to use the docbook chapter element to create the various sections of an epub. Contribute to docbook xslt10stylesheets development by creating an account on github. Simple xslt examples the basic behavior of the xslt processor will be illustrated by a series of simple examples that work on the xml document phonea. When you customize a docbook dtd, the rules of xml and sgml dictate that the first of any duplicate declarations wins. Convert docx to docbook xml see this so thread i think that you can control openoffice server with php.
Apr 20, 2020 xsltproc and libxslt are not specifically dependant on docbook, but since a lot of people use xsltproc and libxml2 for docbook formatting, here are a few pointers. Any subsequent declarations of the same element or entity are ignored. It covers all aspects of docbook publishing tools, including installing, using, and customizing the stylesheets and processing tools. Docbook xsl stylesheets identifies the book cover image by the rolecover attribute in the docbook mediaobject element. Good treatment of output customization via xslt and css stylesheets, and good discussion of epub and other ebook formats as well. That said, they are clearly derived from that work, so tip o the hat to everyone whos helped over there. This archive should be unzipped within your local installation of docbookxsl1. Add coverage of tools for processing docbook version 5 documents. It is currently supported by most popular ebook readers except for amazon kindle. This tutorial has been prepared for beginners to help them in understanding the basic concepts related to xslt. Youre welcome to leave the references in place treating this site as a sort of docbook cdn, or copy these assets to your local server. Sep 21, 2011 the open source xsl stylesheets for docbook have been updated to support epub 3 by bob stayton author of docbook xsl. Creating ebooks with elml using epub format the epub format is an xmlbased packaging format for ebooks, like scorm or ims cp but with a differnt manifest file.
Also, you can perform xslt transformations using msxml 3. Use the docbook xslt to convert docbook xml to epub can be made with php, see. Net and xsltproc transformers, or you can configure any jaxp compliant xslt. Introduction to docbook xsl stylesheets the docbook xsl stylesheets package contains xsl stylesheets.
The docbook xsl goes a long way toward making epub generation painless, but you must perform a few steps outside xslt. Open source docbook xsl experimental epub support released. Docbook is a popular choice for developers who need to maintain longform technical documentation. Net and xsltproc transformers, or you can configure any jaxp compliant xslt processor and use it to perform transformations. You can of course use ebookc to create books having a simple structure like novels, but this tool also has all the features needed to create large, complex, reference manuals builds on topicoriented structuring like dita or docbook 5. Release notes for the docbook xsl stylesheets 2 1 2 release notes. Each of the different formats has a number of xslt parameters available for simple customization. A pdf version of this document is available for purchase from sagehill enterprises. Docbook xsl also has transformations to slidelike formats for html and xslfo. Like css, getting to know all your options takes time and practice, but once you get the hang of it, its simple. There are lots of tools designed to process docbook documents out of the box. Nov 16, 2019 builds on topicoriented structuring like dita or docbook 5.
Updates coverage of the docbook stylesheets to version 1. These stylesheets represent a different line of development from the xslt 1. Existing docx stylesheets docbook xsl stylesheets seems to be limited. Then, it covers generating epub from docbook xmlone of the most. Declare it in your css file, as in the following example. This last section demonstrates a sample python program that completes the creation of a valid epub bundle. The beginning of the development is commited on the sourceforge repository. Docbook is a popular choice for developers who need to.
Sep 17, 2019 xsltproc and libxslt are not specifically dependant on docbook, but since a lot of people use xsltproc and libxml2 for docbook formatting, here are a few pointers. The docbookhtml5 project is a set of xslt stylesheets for transforming docbook 5 examples given here. Creating ebooks with elml using epub format the epubformat is an xmlbased packaging format for ebooks, like scorm or ims cp but with a differnt manifest file. View the list by product, title, topic, or keyword and sort your results. There are still some rough edges here as the build system and various other things are being ported. This example is a stylesheet for transforming documents that conform to a simple dtd into xhtml. The docbook html5 project is a set of xslt stylesheets for transforming docbook 5 examples given here use xsltproc, an open source crossplatform xslt.
This is an example of transforming some data represented in xml using three different xslt stylesheets to produce three. This edtion is a significant upgrade over the third edition. The open source xsl stylesheets for docbook have been updated to support epub 3 by bob stayton author of docbook xsl. Docx has many small files and these files are stored in many different locations in the zip archive.
This example will add a pink background color to the artist column when the price of the cd is higher than 10, and a grey backgroundcolor when the price of the cd is higher than 9 and lower or equal to 10. This tutorial explains the epub format in detail, demonstrates epub validation using. The epub module in docbook xsl creates the output files itself. Apart from the regular production of target formats from docbook via xsltproc, conversion of other formats such as markdown and html to docbook is also covered. Docbook files are used to prepare output files in a wide variety of formats. Xquerydocbook to epub wikibooks, open books for an open. Here at oreilly weve long used docbook as the format for safari books online, and. The following is a list of changes that have been made since the 1.
These stylesheets can be used to transform docbook xml into a wide variety of formats, including html, javahelp, xslfo for processing into print, epub, and html help. Automatic numbering of parts, chapters, appendices, sections, figures, tables, examples and equations. This can be done with book parts, section, sect1 or any other docbook elements you want to use. Epub 3 from docbook via xslt international digital. A docinfo file containing docbook markup for the front cover image and the project gutenberg frontmatter. You can choose between the most popular java xslt engines xalan, saxon 6, saxon ee, which are bundled with oxygen. It contains chapters discussing all the basic components of xslt with suitable examples. And a special nod to jirka kosek who did a lot of work on the xslt 2. The complete guide fourth edition by bob stayton is the definitive guide to using the docbook xsl stylesheets. You can find an xhtml sample of the documentation generated for a very simple xslt stylesheet here. Docbook files are very easy to work with since the entire document can be stored in a single file. The epub specification recommends the use of opentype fonts recognized by their. Xquerydocbook to microsoft word wikibooks, open books. Automatic generation of global and local table of contents.
Docbook is an xmlsgml vocabulary particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software xsltproc and libxslt are not specifically dependant on docbook, but since a lot of people use xsltproc and libxml2 for docbook formatting, here are a few pointers and information which may be helpful. This is primarily documentation on the parameters and processing instructions you can use to control the behavior of the stylesheets. Extensible stylesheet language transformation commonly known as xslt is a way to transform the xml document into other formats such as xhtml. Docbook to epub processing ant4docbook let you writing ant script to. You can get xsl files for docbook from the free docbook xml distribution.
The epub produced validates against the new epubcheck 3. This is generated reference documentation for the docbook xsl stylesheets. The complete guide by bob stayton is the definitive guide to using the docbook xsl stylesheets. It is possible to generate xslt stylesheet documentation either in xhtml format or in an oxygenspecific xml format. Process docbook to epub within ant script, using docbook xsl stylesheets. Xquerydocbook to microsoft word wikibooks, open books for. It provides the necessary documentation to realize the full potential of docbook publishing. Publishers with content in docbook xml format can now easily create epub files using the open source docbook xsl package which already supports output to html and to xslfo a format that can be turned into pdf along with several other formats. Now that youve done the laborious process of creating a simple epub from scratch, see what it takes to convert docbook, a common xml documentation schema, into epub. Learn from commented examples, easy to follow and ready to download with just a mouse click. These include editing tools, publishing tools, databases, etc. Docbook is an xmlsgml vocabulary particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software xsltproc and libxslt are not specifically dependant on docbook, but since a lot of people use xsltproc and libxml2 for docbook formatting. Youve just inherited a new project at work that requires you to learn xslt, but you dont have a clue where to start.
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