Introduction to XSL-FO

Introduction to XSL-FO Class Overview

Introduction to XSL-FO teaches students how transform XML documents with XSL to create PDFs.

Introduction to XSL-FO Class Goals

• Learn how the Formatting Objects (FO) language works
• Learn to auto-generate FO documents from XML with XSLT
• Learn to use a Formatting Objects Engine to generate PDF documents from XML

Introduction to XSL-FO Class Outline

1. Formatting Objects Basics
   1. The purpose of XSL-FO
   2. How XSL-FO Works
      1. XSL-FO Document Parts
      2. An XSL-FO Example
      3. The Root Element: root
      4. layout-master-set and simple-page-master
      5. Regions
      6. page-sequence
      7. flow and static-content
      8. block
   3. Static Content
      1. region-before and region-after
      2. static-content
2. Blocks and Inlines
   1. Formatting Blocks
      1. Box Model
      2. Border
      3. Space, Indent and Padding
      4. Background
      5. A Formatting Example
      6. Formatting Text
   2. Inline Elements
   3. Inheritance
      1. wrapper
   4. Creating Lists
      1. list-block
      2. list-item
      3. list-item-label
      4. list-item-body
   5. Whitespace
3. Page Layout
   1. Page Masters
   2. Simple Layout
      1. fo:simple-page-master
      2. fo:region-body
      3. fo:region-before, fo:region-after, fo:region-start, and fo:region-end
   3. page-sequence-master
      1. Creating a Cover Page
      2. Odd and Even Pages
   4. Blank Pages
      1. break-before and break-after
   5. Columns
4. Links and Graphics
   1. External Links
   2. Graphics
   3. Internal Links
5. Tying It All Together: XSL-FO
   1. Tying it all Together
6. Keeps, Orphans, and Widows
   1. Keep Constraints
      1. keep-with-previous and keep-with-next
      2. keep-together
   2. Orphans and Widows
7. Leaders, Markers and Page Numbers
   1. The Output
   2. Table of Contents
      1. Page Numbering
   3. Leaders
   4. Markers
8. Tables
   1. Creating Tables
      1. fo:table
      2. fo:table-column
      3. fo:table-header, fo:table-body, fo:table-footer
      4. fo:table-row
      5. fo:table-cell
9. Footnotes and Floats
   1. Footnotes
      1. xsl-footnote-separator
   2. Floats

Introduction to XSL-FO Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• XML
• XSLT

Experience in the following areas would be beneficial.

• HTML

Introduction to XSL-FO Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Technical Requirements

Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away:

• Click here for technical requirements and setup instructions

Webucator - Webucator delivers customized onsite, instructor-led online and at-your-own-paced technical training throughout the United States and worldwide. Webucator has trained 40 percent of the Fortune 100. Onsite Class Delivery: Our onsite classes are delivered for private groups at your offices or a location of your choice. These classes can also be delivered through a web conference for...