Part I. Dblatex

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

What about DB2LaTeX?

Features

Version

Changes

Release 0.2.7

Release 0.2.6

Release 0.2.5

Release 0.2.4

Release 0.2.3

Release 0.2.2

Release 0.2.1

Release 0.2

Release 0.2pre

Release 0.1.10

Release 0.1.9

Release 0.1.8

Release 0.1.7

Release 0.1.6

Release 0.1.5

Release 0.1.4.1

Release 0.1.4

Publishing Principles

Backend Drivers

XSL Stylesheets

Python Post Processing

LaTeX Style Package

2. Installing the Package

Content

Installing on Unix Systems

Dependencies

Installation

Installing on Windows

Dependencies

Installation

3. Using dblatex

dblatex - convert DocBook to LaTeX, DVI, PostScript, and PDF

Output Formatting Style

How it works

Adding a New Formatting Style

Figure Inclusion

Presentation

Converting on the fly

Paths Lookup

Writing mathematical equations

Presentation

Implementation choice

Compatibility

Writing MathML equations

Creating an Index

Writing a Bibliography

Using Bibliography Entries

Using BibTeX Databases

Natbib Citations

Document Revisions

Locale Support

Document Encoding

Babel Languages

CJK Languages

Mixing the languages

Using XRefsyle and Olinks

4. Customization

XSL Parameters

imagedata.default.scale

latex.hyperparam

Setting Command line Parameters

XSL User Stylesheet

Changing the XSL parameter values

Overriding some templates

Customized LaTeX style

Reusing an existing LaTeX style

Package options

Needed packages

DocBook interface

Debugging your Style

Latex post process script

Post latex compilations

Dblatex Configuration File

Configuration File Format

Configuration Paths

Customization Precedence

5. FAQ