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              README file for the DocBook Saxon Extensions
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$Id: README 7275 2007-08-23 04:49:53Z xmldoc $

These are Java extensions for use with the DocBook XML stylesheets
and the Saxon XSLT engine.

This README file provides only very minimal documentation on the
DocBook Project Saxon extensions. For more complete information
on the features the extensions provide and on how to use them
with the DocBook Project XSL stylesheets, see Bob Stayton's book
"DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide", available online at:

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

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Installation
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For information on installing these extensions, see the INSTALL file.

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How to use the DocBook Saxon extensions
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To use the DocBook Saxon extensions, add the absolute path to the
saxon65.jar file to your Java classpath and process your documents
with the Saxon XSLT engine and with the value of the DocBook XSL
stylesheets "use.extensions" parameter set to 1.

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Manifest
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AUTHORS       contact information
BUGS          about known problems
COPYING       copyright information
INSTALL       installation instructions
README        this file
TODO          about planned features not yet implemented
VERSION       release metadata, including the current version
              number (note that the VERSION file is an XSL stylesheet)
NEWS          changes since the last public release

saxon65.jar   Java extensions for use with the Saxon XSLT engine

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Changes
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For a hyperlinked view of the cumulative change history for the
DocBook Saxon extensions, see the following:

  http://docbook.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/docbook/trunk/xsl-saxon/?view=log
  http://docbook.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/docbook/trunk/xsl-java/?view=log

See the NEWS file for changes made since the previous release.
