Introduction to XSL-FO (XFO101)

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

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

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

Experience in the following is required for this XML class:

Experience in the following would be useful for this XML class: