Re: [docbook-apps] Troubles with table customization

The processing of HTML-markup tables for HTML 
output in DocBook XSL is very simple.  As described here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/DocbookHtmlTables.html

 

most of the HTML table elements are simply copied 
from the input to the output, along with any attributes.  So one avenue of 
customization is to add any attributes to the HTML markup in the 
source.

 

If doing it in source is not appropriate, then the 
XSL templates for such tables are very simple, and could easily be 
customized.  Here are some examples:

 

<xsl:template match="thead|tbody|tgroup|tr" 
mode="htmlTable">
  <xsl:copy>
    
<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
    <xsl:apply-templates 
mode="htmlTable"/>
  
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

 

<xsl:template match="th|td" 
mode="htmlTable">
  <xsl:copy>
    
<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
    
<xsl:apply-templates/> <!-- *not* mode=htmlTable -->
  
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

You could stick in a xsl:call-template with 
name="tr.attributes" after the xsl:copy to add new attributes.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


 

 

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

  
From: 
  Pedro Pastor 

  
To:  
  

  
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 4:03 
  PM

  
Subject: [docbook-apps] Troubles with 
  table customization

  

  

  
Trying 
  to customize the styling of my tables for HTML output I’ve read in “DocBook 
  XSL Guide” that:

  
 

  
“The 
  HTML stylesheet provides an empty template named 
  [tr.attributes] 
  that 
  can be customized …”

  
 

  
That 
  named template do the trick for CALS tables but does nothing for “HTML-like” 
  tables.

  
 

  
1)       
  Is 
  this behaviour the expected one or is a 
  bug?

  
2)       
  In 
  case it is the expected behaviour. Is there any similar template for 
  customizing “HTML-like” tables?

  
 

  
Regards,

  
 

  
Pedro

  
 

  
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