Re: [docbook-apps] Customizing xref to a listitem

Hi,

I'm not understanding the context of this 
template.  I presume your input document has non-DocBook <jlistref> 
elements so the template matches on that element, right?  Then it generates 
DocBook <phrase> and <xref> elements.  Don't those appear in 
the FO and HTML outputs? That's what I would expect if 
this template appears in a DocBook XSL customization layer. Are 
you somehow subsequently processing these generated DocBook elements with 
additional templates?  Perhaps you can describe a bit more of how you are 
using this template.

 

In any case, there is an easier way to customize 
the text in cross references.  Have you tried customizing the gentext 
string used in the stylesheet?  That process is described 
here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/CustomXrefs.html#XrefGentext

 

You would customize the @text attribute inside 
<l:template name="listitem"> in context <l:context 
name="xref">.  You would do this in your HTML customization layer and 
your PDF customization layer, using different text strings.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


 

 

  
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From: 
  Nancy 
  Brandt 

  
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Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:33 
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Subject: [docbook-apps] Customizing xref 
  to a listitem

  

  
    
    

      
        
Hi folks,

        

        
I am trying to customize references to listitems as follows:

        

        
<xsl:template match="jlistref">
<phrase 
        status="print">
<xref>
<xsl:copy-of 
        select="@*"/>
<xsl:attribute 
        name="linkend">
<xsl:copy-of 
        select="@*"/>
<xsl:value-of 
        select="@ref"/>
</xsl:attribute>

<xsl:attribute 
        name="xrefstyle">
<xsl:value-of 
        select="'template:Step&#160;%n on page 
        %p'"/>
</xsl:attribute>
</xref>
</phrase>

<phrase 
        status="html">
<xref>
<xsl:copy-of 
        select="@*"/>
<xsl:attribute 
        name="linkend">
<xsl:copy-of 
        select="@*"/>
<xsl:value-of 
        select="@ref"/>
</xsl:attribute>

<xsl:attribute 
        name="xrefstyle">
<xsl:value-of 
        select="'template:Step&#160;%n'"/>
</xsl:attribute>
</xref>
</phrase>
</xsl:template>

        

        
So that when I compile a PDF, an xref will look like as follows:

        

        
refer to Step <number> on page <number>.

        

        
In HTML, though, it must be just: Step <number>

        

        
However, the template above does not affect anything. The reference 
        appears as default.

        

        
Please, advise!

        

        
Thanks a lot in advance!

        
Nancy