TOPLEAF: simpletables do not generate correctly

[jlm05]

In our TopLeaf output (currently using XMetaL 7), simpletables do not generate correctly.

For a simple two-column table, the second cell is indented below the first cell, instead of being next to it, and the last couple of rows always display with a shaded background, which is normally associated with codeblocks but has no place here.

There doesn't seem to be any stylesheet configuration that would account for it, and we just have regular text in the table cells.

See the attached PDF to see an example of the output.

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[tonys]

My guess is that this is a problem in the OT pre-processing rather than a TopLeaf issue. You should contact [email protected] if you can't resolve it by looking at the OT logs.

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[jlm05]

If it's the OT pre-processing, then I would expect the simpletable to generate incorrectly in both PDF and WebHelp. But it's fine in the WebHelp output.

I looked at the build log, and under TopLeaf.SimpleTableConversion, there is an error:

javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactoryConfigurationError: Provider net.sf.saxon.TransformerFactoryImpl not found

Is that OT-related, or TopLeaf-related?

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[tonys]

The OT is supposed to provide the saxon java classes, so that definitely looks like an OT problem. I assume that this was working before, or works on some machines and not others, so perhaps you can look at differences in the configuration.

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[jlm05]

We now have just started testing XMetaL 8 and TopLeaf, and are getting the following error related to simpletables:

    [exec]
    [exec] TopLeaf.SimpleTableConversion:
    [exec]      [java] Could not find js.SimpleTableConvertor. Make sure you have it in your classpath
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.execute(ExecuteJava.java:138)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.run(Java.java:771)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.executeJava(Java.java:221)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.executeJava(Java.java:135)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.execute(Java.java:108)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
    [exec]      [java]            at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [exec]      [java]            at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    [exec]      [java]            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:392)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:413)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.SingleCheckExecutor.executeTargets(SingleCheckExecutor.java:38)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant.execute(Ant.java:442)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CallTarget.execute(CallTarget.java:105)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
    [exec]      [java]            at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source)
    [exec]      [java]            at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    [exec]      [java]            at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:392)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:413)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1368)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:811)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:217)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280)
    [exec]      [java]            at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109)
    [exec]      [java] Java Result: -1

So is this still OT-specific? I'm a little confused, since it refers to TopLeaf:SimpleTableConversion.

Thanks,

Janice

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[tonys]

I suspect you may be trying to use the old version of the plugin (which only worked with XMetaL 7). This is probably too complicated to answer via this forum, so I suggest contacting [email protected].

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[tonys]

Sending a message to [email protected] will get a more rapid response than using the forum.

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