Re: [xep-support] Re: can't list multiple page references for index terms

From: Bob Stayton (bobs@sagehill.net)
Date: Fri Apr 30 2004 - 13:00:46 PDT

  • Next message: Susan Korgen: "Re: [xep-support] Re: can't list multiple page references for index terms"

    See this reference for getting the DocBook XSL stylesheets set up and
    working:

    http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ToolsSetup.html

    It has a section on "Installing the DocBook stylesheets".

    Bob Stayton
    Sagehill Enterprises
    DocBook Consulting
    bobs@sagehill.net

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Susan Korgen" <skorgen@intersystems.com>
    To: <xep-support@renderx.com>
    Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 12:18 PM
    Subject: Re: [xep-support] Re: can't list multiple page references for index
    terms

    > Hi Alexander,
    >
    > I downloaded a bunch of stylesheets from Norman Walsh's web site, but
    there are
    > so many of them. Would you tell me exactly which of the standard
    stylesheet
    > files
    > from Normal Walsh you used, when you successfully built my index?
    >
    > Thanks, Susan
    >
    >
    > At 10:07 AM 4/30/2004 -0400, you wrote:
    > >Many thanks.
    > >
    > >How do I obtain the standard Docbook stylesheets created by Norman Walsh?
    > >
    > >
    > >At 03:20 PM 4/30/2004 +0400, you wrote:
    > >>Hello Susan,
    > >>
    > >>Your previous message to this list bounced because of attached file.
    > >>The policy of this list is to reject messages more then 40000
    > >>characters long (this includes Base64-encoded attachments).
    > >>
    > >>The stylesheets you refer to were proprietary stylesheets used by
    > >>RenderX to format XEP documentation written in a subset of Docbook.
    > >>The aim of 'index.xsl' module was to support Docbook indexes, however it
    > >>was rather experimental and we have never actually used it much. We
    > >>shipped it only with several XEP versions up to XEP 3.4.
    > >>Note that those stylesheets were not intended to be used as example
    > >>and we do not provide any guarantee that they there bugs-free nor we
    > >>support them in any form.
    > >>
    > >>Starting from XEP 3.5 we completely give up use of the proprietary
    > >>stylesheets and decided to use standard Docbook stylesheets created by
    > >>Norman Walsh. This allowed us to use the full set of Docbook elements
    > >>and to avoid problems with maintaining our own set of stylesheets.
    > >> >From that time on, XEP distribution contains only customization
    > >>stylesheets which are supposed to work with standard Docbook XSL
    > >>stylesheets.
    > >>
    > >>I have added an empty index element (<index/>)to the end of your
    > >>document (before </book>) in order to trigger Index generation and
    > >>processed this document with standard Docbook stylesheets - the index
    > >>was successfully generated. I'd rather suggest to switch to the
    > >>standard Docbook stylesheets. You can use your own customization layer
    > >>(as we did now) in order to achieve desired appearance. Customization
    > >>techniques are thoroughly described in Bob Stayton's excellent book
    > >>"DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide" (http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/)
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>Best regards,
    > >>Alexander Peshkov mailto:peshkov@renderx.com
    > >>RenderX
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>SK> I've had a response to my email (not from RenderX) that says there
    > >>SK> is both too much and not enough information for anyone to work
    > >>SK> on the problem.
    > >>
    > >>SK> I would be delighted to correspond with anyone who can tell me a
    > >>SK> better way to describe my problem, so that a solution can be found.
    > >>
    > >>SK> Indexing is difficult, so I assume any solutions would be of general
    > >>interest.
    > >>
    > >>SK> My assumption has been that there is a simple syntax error in
    > >>SK> my index_xep.xsl file that a knowledgeable person would spot
    quickly.
    > >>
    > >>SK> My hope is that since my file is based on one I downloaded from
    RenderX,
    > >>SK> there is someone at RenderX who understands it better than I do.
    > >>
    > >>SK> We have been RenderX customers for nearly a year now and this is our
    > >>SK> first serious problem in using the product. I hope I can get some
    help.
    > >>
    > >>SK> If anyone would like to call me rather than send email,
    > >>SK> my number is 617-577-3642.
    > >>
    > >>SK> Susan
    > >>
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