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by Carl
Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How control heading styles in PDF output?
Replies: 1
Views: 845

How control heading styles in PDF output?

I would like to modify the fonts and formatting of the heading styles in the PDF transformation in OxygenXML. Specifically, in the "DITA Map PDF - based on XSL-FO". What has happened is: our project structure has pushed some topics quite deep--5 or 6 levels deep from the root. This poses n...
by Carl
Fri Apr 09, 2021 11:48 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1
Replies: 7
Views: 1919

Re: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1

Sorry Radu, I forgot about this thread as I moved back to Oxygen 22.1 to avoid the problem. So if I replace the problematic section with: <xsl:call-template name="output-message"> <xsl:with-param name="id" select="'DOTX066W'"/> <xsl:with-param name="msgparams"...
by Carl
Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:03 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1
Replies: 7
Views: 1919

Re: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1

Here is the chunk from before "Build Failed": transform.topic2fo.main: [pipeline] Loading stylesheet /home/clum/Oxygen XML Author 23/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT3.x/plugins/org.dita.pdf2.fop/xsl/fo/topic2fo_shell_fop.xsl [pipeline] Warning at xsl:stylesheet on line 8 column 31 of layout-masters...
by Carl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: WebHelp output from Oxygen 23.1 garbled
Replies: 1
Views: 843

WebHelp output from Oxygen 23.1 garbled

I just noticed more problems with version 23.1: it garbles the output of my WebHelp. See the two attached screenshots: the 22.1 version displays the page correctly, while the 23.1 version wrecks the line spacing and introduces some weird overlay garble over my "Note" elements. Output from ...
by Carl
Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1
Replies: 7
Views: 1919

Re: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1

Hi Radu. Is this what you're looking for? BUILD FAILED /home/clum/Oxygen XML Author 23/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT3.x/plugins/org.dita.base/build.xml:29: The following error occurred while executing this line: /home/clum/Oxygen XML Author 23/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT3.x/plugins/org.dita.pdf2/build.xml:148...
by Carl
Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:28 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1
Replies: 7
Views: 1919

PDF XSL-FO won't compile in Oxygen 23.1

I just installed Oxygen XML Author v23.1 and now my PDF will not compile using the PDF based on XSL-FO transformation. It ends with this error: System ID: /home/clum/Oxygen XML Author 23/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT3.x/plugins/org.dita.pdf2/build.xml Scenario: DITA Map PDF - based on XSL-FO - Copy Input ...
by Carl
Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:03 am
Forum: Other Issues
Topic: Error when inserting reusable content
Replies: 4
Views: 1592

Re: Error when inserting reusable content

That's interesting. It must be a new bug then (in v23?)! That's because I've created many reusable components with a description in the past, and I've never run into this problem before.
by Carl
Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:44 pm
Forum: Other Issues
Topic: Error when inserting reusable content
Replies: 4
Views: 1592

Error when inserting reusable content

I have saved a couple of sentences as reusable content. It was saved as "Selected Text". But when I try to insert this content elsewhere, I keep getting this cryptic error: XPath failed due to: The require item type of the second operand of '|' is node(); the supplied value "Timestamp...
by Carl
Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Other Issues
Topic: Oxygen XML Editor vs XML Author information
Replies: 3
Views: 1725

Re: Oxygen XML Editor vs XML Author information

Thanks Radu. I was looking for a video about the new features in Oxygen v23 and I only see one for XML Editor. I didn't watch it yet, thinking it might mislead me about features that's not in XML Author. Overall, there are relatively few videos specific to XML Author, but many for XML Editor. I've a...
by Carl
Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:51 pm
Forum: Other Issues
Topic: Oxygen XML Editor vs XML Author information
Replies: 3
Views: 1725

Oxygen XML Editor vs XML Author information

I am a little confused by all the different versions of Oxygen. We use Oxygen XML Author, but on your web site most of the videos seem to be for your XML Editor. My question: how similar are these two products? Is XML Editor considered a subset of XML Author, or the other way around? Most of your vi...
by Carl
Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:59 am
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: PDF: Fails with XSL-FO but succeeds with HTML5&CSS
Replies: 3
Views: 1167

Re: PDF: Fails with XSL-FO but succeeds with HTML5&CSS

Thanks for the feedback, Greg and Julien.

I use the default XSL-FO transformation with a few slight tweaks. I'll try the troubleshooting tip. In the meanwhile, I went back to another project with a known history of PDF'ing properly and was able to get my new outline to PDF.
by Carl
Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: PDF: Fails with XSL-FO but succeeds with HTML5&CSS
Replies: 3
Views: 1167

PDF: Fails with XSL-FO but succeeds with HTML5&CSS

I have a project that succeeds when I use the transformations " DITA Map WebHelp Responsive " and " DITA Map PDF - based on HTML & CSS ". However it fails when I use " DITA Map PDF - based on XSL-FO ". Unfortunately, I need to use the XSL-FO transformation. I cannot...
by Carl
Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:38 am
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: Published WebHelp: file not accessible
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

Re: Published WebHelp: file not accessible

I figured out the problem--it was a simple (silly) mistake, easily corrected. But the output from OxygenXML was very unexpected--I don't know if it points to a bug in your product or in DITA. Let me try to describe it succinctly: In constructing my new project, I created a new top level ditamap at t...
by Carl
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:20 pm
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: Published WebHelp: file not accessible
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

Re: Published WebHelp: file not accessible

I forgot to mention: I load the resources from my local hard drive.
by Carl
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: Published WebHelp: file not accessible
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

Re: Published WebHelp: file not accessible

I have done a validation, and aside from some warnings, I don't see anything that would prevent the WebHelp from being generated successfully. As I mentioned, I've been generating WebHelp every so often as I create the new structure, and previous outputs were successful. Oddly, I created a PDF and i...
by Carl
Wed Oct 28, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: DITA (Editing and Publishing DITA Content)
Topic: Published WebHelp: file not accessible
Replies: 6
Views: 2122

Published WebHelp: file not accessible

This could be a simple problem, but it's baffling me: I am creating a new project and am compiling a WebHelp every so often to check the output. It worked fine for a while, but suddenly I am getting this in my browser: Your file couldn't be accessed It may have been moved, edited or deleted. ERR_FIL...
by Carl
Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:13 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Page breaks within tables
Replies: 2
Views: 1159

Page breaks within tables

Ever since switching to OxygenXML (and DITA), I've been wrestling with how the PDF engine decides on page breaks. Here is an example: in the attached screenshot, you'll see that there's plenty of space to include the row on the left side page, yet the rendering engine decided to move it to the next ...
by Carl
Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:12 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Transformation fails after upgrading to v22.1
Replies: 2
Views: 1031

Transformation fails after upgrading to v22.1

I just upgraded to v22. I preserved what I thought were all my customizations, but when try to create a PDF using XSL-FO, I get this fatal error: System ID: /home/clum/repos/docs-cust/PHEMI_Central/phemi_central_spitfire_ui.ditamap Scenario: DITA Map PDF - based on XSL-FO - Copy Input file: /home/cl...
by Carl
Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:21 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to locate position of a topic within DITA Map Manager?
Replies: 3
Views: 1137

How to locate position of a topic within DITA Map Manager?

This must be simple, but I cannot find the solution. I can use the Open/Find Resource command to search for a specific topic within my DITA Map. From the search results, I can double-click to open the topic. But I'd like to know where in my map is the topic located. How can I do this?
by Carl
Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to debug the CSS?
Replies: 1
Views: 812

How to debug the CSS?

This is a follow-up to a problem I posted several months ago: https://www.oxygenxml.com/forum/topic21555.html It was suggested that I debug the CSS using instructions from here: https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/22.1/ug-pdf-css/topics/dcpp_debugging_the_css.html#dcpp_debugging_the_css However, ...
by Carl
Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:59 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to exclude text using both a DITIVAL file and "props"?
Replies: 2
Views: 1289

How to exclude text using both a DITIVAL file and "props"?

My project uses two DITIVAL files to toggle between terminology used for two area of our product. They are used for shared topics where only a name differs. For example, we tag text with props="area1" and props="area2" . We then use two DITIVAL files that contain: <prop action=&q...
by Carl
Fri Sep 11, 2020 12:48 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to find only text that is visible in Author mode?
Replies: 1
Views: 850

How to find only text that is visible in Author mode?

I need to do a massive search & replace in my project to uppercase specific terms. However, I only want to change the visible text, as seen in Author mode. Not text that is part of directory paths or file names, as seen in Text mode. Is this possible to do?
by Carl
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:15 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to prevent line breaks with "codeblock"?
Replies: 3
Views: 1415

Re: How to prevent line breaks with "codeblock"?

Thanks for the info. Now I'm having a difficult time trying to identify which ".css" file to add this code snippet.

Is there a default .css that Oxygen uses for PDF? Or do I need to create a new custom .css for PDF?
by Carl
Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: How to prevent line breaks with "codeblock"?
Replies: 3
Views: 1415

How to prevent line breaks with "codeblock"?

How do I prevent a line break within a codeblock paragraph in my PDF?

I was searching for an equivalent to Word's "Keep lines together" option, but I can't find one.
by Carl
Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:08 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Font issues in Mac vs. Linux installations of Oxygen
Replies: 2
Views: 1159

Re: Font issues in Mac vs. Linux installations of Oxygen

Thank you for the tips, Julien. I will try those when I get a chance.

I can rule out a missing font, because the correct font is used elsewhere as shown in my example.
by Carl
Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:34 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Font issues in Mac vs. Linux installations of Oxygen
Replies: 2
Views: 1159

Font issues in Mac vs. Linux installations of Oxygen

I have OxygenXML installed on both a Linux desktop and Macbook Pro. The Linux box is correctly configured to produce PDFs like how we want it. However it's been more of a chore to get the Mac to produce correct PDFs. I've reached a point where the Mac almost produces the same output. But there is a ...
by Carl
Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:02 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Forcing page breaks before a topic
Replies: 3
Views: 1320

Re: Forcing page breaks before a topic

Hello...just wondering if this topic is still being reviewed?
by Carl
Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:11 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Topic referenced as "resource only" warnings
Replies: 2
Views: 1097

Re: Topic referenced as "resource only" warnings

Radu, I was not able to reproduce this error on a small sample project. I'll ignore it for now, as the impact is very minimal.
by Carl
Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Forcing page breaks before a topic
Replies: 3
Views: 1320

Forcing page breaks before a topic

I am trying to get certain topics to start on a new page in my PDF. I found this page with instructions: https://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/versions/20.1/ug-pdf-css/topics/dcpp_page_breaking.html It tried step 3 under "Page Breaks": In your DITA topic, set the @outputclass attribute on the topi...
by Carl
Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:25 am
Forum: Common Problems
Topic: Topic referenced as "resource only" warnings
Replies: 2
Views: 1097

Topic referenced as "resource only" warnings

When I validate my project, I see a slew of informational warnings like this: "Topic <name> is referenced in the DITA map as "resource-only". Any cross reference to it will result in a broken link" I found a response back in 2017 that seems to address this: https://www.oxygenxml....