Re: [docbook-apps] DocBook XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets question with regardsto XHTML output

Hi Bob,

thanks for the clarification. 

XHTML5 support via XSLT 1.0 stylesheets and DocBook 4 are great news for me as I don't have to change my toolchain (immediately). Looking forward to this snapshot release. 

Best regards, Lars

2011/9/16 Bob Stayton <>

Hi Lars,

Your assumption about needing to use the XSLT 2.0 
stylesheets with DocBook 5 is not correct.  8^)

The XSLT 1.0 stylesheets in the 
docbook-xsl-ns-1.76.1 distribution can be used with DocBook 5 (the "ns" stands 
for namespaced).  That usage is documented here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/ProcesingDb5.html#Db5Xslt

 

Regarding the HTML output, the html/docbook.xsl 
stylesheet file in Norm's 2.0 distro has this to indicate it is xhtml 
output:

 

  <xsl:output method="xhtml" 
encoding="utf-8" indent="no"/>

So the default output is XHTML.

 

I'll just mention that HTML5 support is coming to 
the XSLT 1.0 stylesheets as well.  I've been working on the EPUB3 output, 
which requires HTML5.  So the next XSLT 1.0 distribution will include 
XHTML5 and EPUB3 stylesheets.  I expect to have them included in a snapshot 
distribution very soon. 

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


 

 

  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  Lars Vogel 

  
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Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 6:05 
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Subject: [docbook-apps] DocBook XSLT 2.0 
  Stylesheets question with regards to XHTML output

  

  
Hello,

  

  
I say a tweet from Norman Walsh that the XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets will 
  convert to HTML5 which I like. I assume that if I want to use DocBook5 I have 
  to use the new  XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets for conversion. Please correct 
  me if that assumption is incorrect.

  

  
As far as I know DocBook XSLT Stylesheets prio to 2.0 that the 
  option to convert either to  HTML or XHTML output via different 
  stylesheets. I see the DocBook XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets have no "xhtml" 
  subfolder. 

  

  
My question:

  

  
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Will DocBook XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets per default convert to 
XHTML?

  
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I would like what but could not find information about that in the 
  "README" of Normans Release.

  

  
Best regards, Lars

  

  

  

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