Setup for Introduction to XSL-FO

• Operating system:
  • PC: Windows 10 or later.
  • Mac: OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader - Download
   
• NOTE: If you are taking an Online Instructor Led course, dual monitors are helpful but NOT required.

XML Editor

XML Classes requiring a standard XML editor can use any of the following:

• Windows
  • XMLSpy Professional Edition - Download
  • Stylus Studio - Download
  • Liquid XML Studio - Download
• Mac
  • <oXygen/> XML Editor - Download

Please note that other editors cannot be supported by Webucator. If you want to use a different XML editor, you should be sure that it:

1. can validate XML documents against XML Schemas and DTDs
2. can transform XML documents against XSLTs

Installing FOP

1. Download the Binary installation of fop.
2. Unzip the downloaded fop file into a folder on the C drive.
3. Rename the folder to "fop"
4. Append "c:\fop" (or the appropriate path name) to the Path Environment variable
   1. Open the Control Panel
   2. Open System
   3. Click on the Advanced tab
   4. Click on the Environment Variables button
   5. In the "System Variables" box, double click on Path
   6. At the end of the Variable value text box, type ;c:\fop
   7. Do not delete the Path value. Just append to the end of it.
      1. Click OK until the System dialog is completely closed.
   8. To test the setup:
      1. Open the command prompt.
         1. From the Start menu, select Run
         2. Type cmd and click OK
      2. Type fop and press the Enter key.
      3. You should see a bunch of text ending with:

[Examples] Fop foo.fo foo.pdf Fop -fo foo.fo -pdf foo.pdf (does the same as the previous line) Fop -xsl foo.xsl -xml foo.xml -pdf foo.pdf Fop foo.fo -mif foo.mif Fop foo.fo -print or Fop -print foo.fo Fop foo.fo -awt [ERROR] No input file specified

Making FOP the XSL-FO Transformation Engine for XMLSPY

1. Choose Options from the Tools menu.
2. Select the XSL tab.
3. In the field at the bottom, type the path to fop.bat.