Can OxygenXML publish XML to PDF using CSS stylesheet?
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:07 am
Greetings,
I have XML data in the form of Issue 4.1 S1000D data modules. To output to PDF I use XSL stylesheets. However, I cannot make changes to the XSL stylesheets because I do not have strong XSL coding skills. Is it possible in OxygenXML to use a CSS file to output an XML publication module file as a PDF file? Additionally, is it possible in OxygenXML to apply the same CSS file to the computer monitor output while I am authoring in OxygenXML using the Author mode? Such a capability will greatly improve my authoring efforts. In short, my goal is to make my own CSS stylesheets to replace the XSL stylesheets so I can get control of my PDF publishing which is something I do not have as long as I continue to use XSL stylesheets. I would appreciate any links that can show me the entire process I need to follow from beginning to end.
My research led me to the Youtube video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywi2XlBZnf0
However, this applies for DITA data and not XML data. I am assuming it is an entirely different process when using XML data. Do you have any training material that shows how to create a CSS stylesheet to apply it to XML data that conforms to Issue 4.1 S1000D? I would appreciate any links you can provide. Thank you for your help with this matter.
I have XML data in the form of Issue 4.1 S1000D data modules. To output to PDF I use XSL stylesheets. However, I cannot make changes to the XSL stylesheets because I do not have strong XSL coding skills. Is it possible in OxygenXML to use a CSS file to output an XML publication module file as a PDF file? Additionally, is it possible in OxygenXML to apply the same CSS file to the computer monitor output while I am authoring in OxygenXML using the Author mode? Such a capability will greatly improve my authoring efforts. In short, my goal is to make my own CSS stylesheets to replace the XSL stylesheets so I can get control of my PDF publishing which is something I do not have as long as I continue to use XSL stylesheets. I would appreciate any links that can show me the entire process I need to follow from beginning to end.
My research led me to the Youtube video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywi2XlBZnf0
However, this applies for DITA data and not XML data. I am assuming it is an entirely different process when using XML data. Do you have any training material that shows how to create a CSS stylesheet to apply it to XML data that conforms to Issue 4.1 S1000D? I would appreciate any links you can provide. Thank you for your help with this matter.