Hi Dave,
Since neither XSL-FO nor HTML have the capability to format MathML, this
would have to be handled with an XSL extension function. The extension
would have to pass the MathML markup off to an external MathML engine that
reads the MathML, generates an image, and inserts a reference to the image
in the output. It would be tied to a particular MathML engine (most likely
Java), of course, but it would be convenient.
If you are talking only Antenna House and PDF output, then all you need is
to buy the MathML extension for Antenna House. That already works with the
MathML pass-through feature in the stylesheets.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Pawson" <>
To: "Bob Stayton" <>
Cc: "Ian Moor" <>; <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Re: Docbook with Math ML/Latex => PDF
> Bob Stayton wrote:
>> Hi Dave,
>> Can you be more specific about what you mean when you say:
>>
>>> I'd like docbook to support
>>> block and inline mathml up to the 80% mark?
>>
>> That sounds like you want the DocBook XSL stylesheets to convert MathML
>> markup to formatted math for HTML and FO outputs.
>
> Yes... please!
> With caveats perhaps
>
>
> IMHO there are enough mathml users of docbook to warrant it?
>
> It may be that it's restricted to AH solutions (fine... for the time
> being)
>
> Block level (scary people who write lots of mathml)
> and inlines (odd bits of one line mathml)
>
> Maybe long term, but mathml is a 'strong' subset of XML users.
> Seems that many ex tex users are moving to docbook.
> Perhaps I'm wrong I don't know.
>
>
> regards
>
>
>
>
> regards
>
> --
> Dave Pawson
> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk
>
>
