New to DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:20 pm
Hello,
Getting started with XML Author for my DITA project and the first things I'm looking at are the publishing options.
I will needing to provide both PDF and WebHelp. The WebHelp has me less concerned, but the PDF will require some tweaking I'm sure.
My first question:
Is Oxygen PDF Chemistry already installed with Oxygen XML Author - does it run in the background?
I ran some sample transformations and I used the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS scenario that comes right out of the box. And well it generates a pretty good PDF - of course the fonts and styling are not what I want, but that's where the CSS comes in.
If Oxygen PDF Chemistry is not already installed in Oxygen XML Author, do I even need it if I can use the default PDF transformation scenario?
So where is the CSS file that is used on this out-of-the-box transformation scenario? If I can access this CSS file I think I'm off to the races.
But I want to make sure I am doing things right. The only reason for my post is I do not have luxury of taking time to learn the ins and outs of OxygenXML Author - wish I did.
Getting started with XML Author for my DITA project and the first things I'm looking at are the publishing options.
I will needing to provide both PDF and WebHelp. The WebHelp has me less concerned, but the PDF will require some tweaking I'm sure.
My first question:
Is Oxygen PDF Chemistry already installed with Oxygen XML Author - does it run in the background?
I ran some sample transformations and I used the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS scenario that comes right out of the box. And well it generates a pretty good PDF - of course the fonts and styling are not what I want, but that's where the CSS comes in.
If Oxygen PDF Chemistry is not already installed in Oxygen XML Author, do I even need it if I can use the default PDF transformation scenario?
So where is the CSS file that is used on this out-of-the-box transformation scenario? If I can access this CSS file I think I'm off to the races.
But I want to make sure I am doing things right. The only reason for my post is I do not have luxury of taking time to learn the ins and outs of OxygenXML Author - wish I did.