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Posted to fop-dev@xmlgraphics.apache.org by Edward Dowgiallo <ed...@ptdprolog.net> on 2001/12/07 15:40:53 UTC

Re: Dictionary style pages

Is there a way to do this? Again, it is a very common book format.
Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edward Dowgiallo 
  To: fop-user@xml.apache.org 
  Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:49 PM
  Subject: Dictionary style pages


  Could someone point me to an example of producing a dictionary or telephone book style page with fop?

  By this I mean:
    a.. I'd like to put the page number at the bottom of the page on the left hand side for even numbered pages and on the right hand side for odd numbered pages. 
    b.. I'd like to put the earliest name in the collating sequence that appears on the page on the left hand top and latest name in the collating sequece on the right hand top. i.e. if the page contains entires in alphabetical order from cat to dog, I'd like the word cat on the left hand side of the region-before and dog on the right hand side of the region-before.
  Thank you,
  Ed

Re: Dictionary style pages

Posted by Arved Sandstrom <Ar...@chebucto.ns.ca>.

All *-page-master-references point at simple-page-masters. That means that one up to five regions get picked out, all of which can have user-specified names, using the 'region-name' property. There is nothing magic about names like 'xsl-region-before';they are only defaults. To associate a static-content with a specific region, use the specific name you have assigned to the region, in the page-master that will get selected by your conditions.

AHS
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Dowgiallo
To: fop-dev@xml.apache.org
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: Dictionary style pages

Corrina,

The example (franklin_2pageseqs.fo) does not do what I am looking for. Although starting with page 7, it does alternate between odd and even masters, the page number is always on the right hand bottom. I want to know how to make it appear on right hand bottom for odd pages and left hand bottom for even pages.

Is there a syntax that allows me to associate the static-content with a particular conditional-page-master?

However, I do thank you for taking a moment to try and help me.

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Corinna Hischke
To: fop-dev@xml.apache.org
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Dictionary style pages

Hi,

1. page number on the left/right for left/right pages:
You have to set up two page-sequences, one for the odd and one for the even pages, say 'left_pages' and 'right_pages'. Each sequence must have a separate name for the region-after.

Tie them together in your page-sequence-master with this:
<fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
<fo:conditional-page-master-reference
master-name="right_pages"
odd-or-even="odd" />
<fo:conditional-page-master-reference
master-name="left_pages"
odd-or-even="even" />
</fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>

In your fo:flow you can then put up two fo:static-content sections by referring to the different region-after names.

For more details, see docs/examples/pagination/franklin_2pageseqs.fo.

2. I didn't try it, but theoretically markers should be used for this kind of 'running header'.

HTH, Corinna
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Dowgiallo
To: fop-user@xml.apache.org ; fop-dev@xml.apache.org
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: Dictionary style pages

Is there a way to do this? Again, it is a very common book format.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Dowgiallo
To: fop-user@xml.apache.org
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 12:49 PM
Subject: Dictionary style pages

Could someone point me to an example of producing a dictionary or telephone book style page with fop?

By this I mean:
a.. I'd like to put the page number at the bottom of the page on the left hand side for even numbered pages and on the right hand side for odd numbered pages.
b.. I'd like to put the earliest name in the collating sequence that appears on the page on the left hand top and latest name in the collating sequece on the right hand top. i.e. if the page contains entires in alphabetical order from cat to dog, I'd like the word cat on the left hand side of the region-before and dog on the right hand side of the region-before.
Thank you,
Ed