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Posted to fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org by Mike Trotman <mi...@datalucid.com> on 2005/10/31 12:57:45 UTC
Re: Full page Backgroundimage plus independent header/footer
I use absolutely positioned block-containers containing
external-graphics for some images and for drawing surrounding borders etc.
You can position this anywhere on the page.
You could place this in one of the other regions - but you would need to
check the z-order works OK and doesn't overlap your content.
e.g.
<fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
<fo:block-container position='absolute' top='1cm'
left='0.0cm' height='19.2cm' width='{$PAGEWID_CM}cm' border='1px solid
silver'>
</fo:block-container>
<fo:block-container position='absolute' top='1.5cm'
left='{$PAGEWID_CM - 1.5}cm' height='2.7cm' width='1.7cm' border='none'>
<fo:block>
<fo:external-graphic src='url({$SERVER}/DRE/images/img_2.jpg)'
height='1cm' content-height='1cm'/>
</fo:block>
</fo:block-container>
</fo:static-content>
I think - from past experiments with FOP 0.02.5 - you may find that a
background image is the only one that will be behind your content.
FOP 0.20.5 doesn't support the zorder attribute (or whatever it is)
and overlays regions in a different priority thatn XEP (and probably
other FO engines).
Also - the top LH coords for absolute postioning seem to differ for FOP
0.20.5 and XEP.
I can't remember exactly how - but almost like - one uses the page and
one uses the enclosing region
(which can mean that your image doesn't appear unless you add a large
negative X displacement).
HTH
Mike
Tim Dylla wrote:
>Hi all,
>
> since I'm brand new to the List, please be patient if I say somethin
>stupid/don't provide necessary Informations/etc. I'll do my very best :).
>
>For this Problem I plundered the Mailing list Archives, but no clue so far:
>
>I want to put a full-page sized background image on any page of my
>pdf-Document. In addition I need to place a header and a footer, also
>with graphical content. I do this with the background-image property on
>the body-region, and with static content in the -before and the -after
>regions. The Problem is, that I have to set a top- and bottom-margin of
>the body-region, in order to place the body between header and footer,
>without getting in formatting-trouble on automatic page-breaks.
>But now, the background image of the body-region, which should cover the
>whole page (including the background of header and footer), start at the
>margin of the body-region, which is somehow logical, but not wanted in
>this case.
>How can I adjust the body-regions position/extend without giving up my
>full size background image?
>Unfortunately I can't split the Image into 3 parts, which I could place
>into all three regions, as the graphical content varies.
>I tried also to put the bg-image into the header-region and set the
>extent of it to page-height. Apparently, the body-region gets painted
>first, before header and footer, so both cover the body-content... grrr
>
>
>Has anybody a hint for a poor student? Except buying the
>Antennahouse-FO-Parser... :)
>
>
>Best,
>
> Tim
>
>
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Re: Full page Backgroundimage plus independent header/footer
Posted by Tim Dylla <ti...@fhtw-berlin.de>.
Hmmm, I've got no problems to put the header/footer into the right
place, and as you already stated, FOP doesn't support zorder attributes.
If I place the background image in any other region than body, it will
cover the body-regions content.
I think I have to decide, before it's too late, if I should use FOP at
all. I just have to produce some PDF-content from within a
Java-Application. Just some minutes ago, I found the iText -
Java-Library from Bruno Lowagie and co. I think this is the way to go
for me.
Nevertheless: many thanks for the answer!
Best,
Tim
Mike Trotman schrieb:
> I use absolutely positioned block-containers containing
> external-graphics for some images and for drawing surrounding borders etc.
> You can position this anywhere on the page.
>
> You could place this in one of the other regions - but you would need to
> check the z-order works OK and doesn't overlap your content.
> e.g.
> <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
> <fo:block-container position='absolute' top='1cm'
> left='0.0cm' height='19.2cm' width='{$PAGEWID_CM}cm' border='1px solid
> silver'>
> </fo:block-container>
> <fo:block-container position='absolute' top='1.5cm'
> left='{$PAGEWID_CM - 1.5}cm' height='2.7cm' width='1.7cm' border='none'>
> <fo:block>
> <fo:external-graphic src='url({$SERVER}/DRE/images/img_2.jpg)'
> height='1cm' content-height='1cm'/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:block-container>
> </fo:static-content>
> I think - from past experiments with FOP 0.02.5 - you may find that a
> background image is the only one that will be behind your content.
> FOP 0.20.5 doesn't support the zorder attribute (or whatever it is)
> and overlays regions in a different priority thatn XEP (and probably
> other FO engines).
>
> Also - the top LH coords for absolute postioning seem to differ for FOP
> 0.20.5 and XEP.
> I can't remember exactly how - but almost like - one uses the page and
> one uses the enclosing region
> (which can mean that your image doesn't appear unless you add a large
> negative X displacement).
>
>
> HTH
>
> Mike
>
> Tim Dylla wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> since I'm brand new to the List, please be patient if I say somethin
>> stupid/don't provide necessary Informations/etc. I'll do my very best :).
>>
>> For this Problem I plundered the Mailing list Archives, but no clue so
>> far:
>>
>> I want to put a full-page sized background image on any page of my
>> pdf-Document. In addition I need to place a header and a footer, also
>> with graphical content. I do this with the background-image property on
>> the body-region, and with static content in the -before and the -after
>> regions. The Problem is, that I have to set a top- and bottom-margin of
>> the body-region, in order to place the body between header and footer,
>> without getting in formatting-trouble on automatic page-breaks.
>> But now, the background image of the body-region, which should cover the
>> whole page (including the background of header and footer), start at the
>> margin of the body-region, which is somehow logical, but not wanted in
>> this case.
>> How can I adjust the body-regions position/extend without giving up my
>> full size background image?
>> Unfortunately I can't split the Image into 3 parts, which I could place
>> into all three regions, as the graphical content varies.
>> I tried also to put the bg-image into the header-region and set the
>> extent of it to page-height. Apparently, the body-region gets painted
>> first, before header and footer, so both cover the body-content... grrr
>>
>>
>> Has anybody a hint for a poor student? Except buying the
>> Antennahouse-FO-Parser... :)
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
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