CSS and options of print output

The bachelor thesis deals with the possibility of using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for printing XML documents. The first part of the thesis describes the basics of XML language, DocBook scheme, the issue of stylistic languages including illustrative explanations of how the languages work, it also includes the presentation of possible ways how CSS can be used for printing. Then it defines features of paged media and focuses on using Cascading Style Sheets for printing paged media with the CSS Paged Media module. Last but not least, the thesis discusses CSS preprocessors and their potential contribution to this work and it devotes a careful focus on the selection of tools for the practical realization of the objective of the thesis. The second part of the thesis deals with the practical use of the CSS Paged Media module for printing and it aims to create an easily editable CSS style sheet for formatting different documents written in DocBook. For meeting these requirements it also uses the CSS preprocessor LESS. The whole practical part is also presented and accomplished on the creation of this bachelor thesis. The third and final part of the thesis identifies the areas where CSS or other used tools struggle with providing sufficient support for creating quality printed output.