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The transformation process (and thus the output rendering) can be heavily customized by:
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using some <a class="link" href="sec-custom.html#sec-param" title="Using XSL Parameters">configuration parameters</a> either in
a <a class="link" href="ch04s04.html#sec-param-stylesheet" title="Changing the XSL parameter values">configuration stylesheet</a> or directly
from the <a class="link" href="sec-param-value.html" title="Setting Command line Parameters">command line</a>,
</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>using <a class="link" href="sec-pi-usage.html" title="Using Processing Instructions">Processing Instructions</a>
to create some instructions very specific to dblatex,</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
using some <a class="link" href="ch04s04.html#sec-custom-stylesheet" title="Overriding some templates">customized stylesheets</a>,
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using a <a class="link" href="sec-custom-latex.html" title="Customized LaTeX style">customized LaTeX style package</a>.
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using a <a class="link" href="sec-texpost.html" title="Latex post process script">LaTeX post process script or plugin</a>.
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All these customization methods can be used independently and in exceptional cases, but it can also be combined and registered in a master configuration file, called a specification file (cf. <a class="xref" href="sec-specs.html" title="Dblatex Configuration File">the section called “Dblatex Configuration File”</a>) to create a new tool dedicated to your needs.
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The PDF rendering can be customised by using some XSL configuration
parameters.
<a class="xref" href="sec-params.html" title="Appendix A. Dblatex XSL Parameter Reference">Appendix A, <em>Dblatex XSL Parameter Reference</em></a> contains the reference documentation of
the available user-configurable parameters.
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