1. Is this for you?

This document is for the first time user of IREn 4.9. If you have only limited experience with XSL-FO, or are unfamiliar with the process of using XSLT and a formatter such as IREn, then this document is for you.

Working from a simple (pre-prepared) XML example, you will produce both PDF and PostScript output using IREn 4.9

This document shows two ways of working with IREn, one graphical and one using the command line.

Later, we can introduce errors into the example, and you will see how to find and correct them.

The XML document and its associated XSLT stylesheet to make a file ready for the IREn formatter are available in the ~/examples directory of the IREn installation. I'm using the tilda (~ ) as a replacement for the directory into which you installed IREn 4.9

Once you are familiar with the transformation, further options are offered to show ways in which you can control the operation of IREn to generate the output you want.

After reading it you will be able to use IREn with your own documents and the other components of IREn documentation as a reference.