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Posted to fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org by David Shevitz <ds...@singlestep.com> on 2004/07/21 20:24:20 UTC
Adding Blind Tables for Figures
Hello all,
I realize this must be a very popular question. However, the only
information I can find is dated nearly 2 years ago, and those solutions
do not seem to work.
Here is my question:
I understand that if I want to keep my captions with my figures in a
given document, I should use a "blind table." However, all the examples
I see were posted around 2 years ago (granted I might be looking in the
wrong place). I tried using them, but they don't seem to work.
I'm using Docbook 1.64.2. Does anyone have a suggestion or examples that
I could use to implement this workaround?
Thanks in advance,
Dave Shevitz
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Re: xml schema question
Posted by Chris Bowditch <bo...@hotmail.com>.
Peter Menzel wrote:
<snip/>
> My xml schema snippet for this element:
>
> <xsd:element name='element'>
> <xsd:complexType>
> <xsd:choice>
> <xsd:element ref='dd' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
> <xsd:element ref='cc' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
> <xsd:element ref='aa' minOccurs='1' maxOccurs="1"/>
> <xsd:element ref='bb' minOccurs='1' maxOccurs="1"/>
> </xsd:choice>
> </xsd:complexType>
> </xsd:element>
>
> Unfortunately this wont work.
> xmllint says that the above xml document is not valid.
You are unlikely to receive help for this question on this list. This list is
about XSL-FO. Perhaps your question would be better suited to a XML Parser or
Schema specific list.
>
> Has anybody any idea concerning this problem? Is it generally possible
> to mix elements in a complexType with different minOccurs/maxOccurs ?
Yes this is possible, but not under xs:choice, I believe <xs:any> is the
compositor you are looking for.
Chris
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xml schema question
Posted by Peter Menzel <pe...@imise.uni-leipzig.de>.
Hi all,
i am working on a xml schema and have the following problem, maybe
somebody can help me.
i would like to have the follwoing elment with content:
<element>
<aa/>
<cc/>
<bb/>
</element>
The elements aa and bb are required to be there and they may occur just
one time. Other sub elements of element can occur many times. Especially
the order of the elements is random, so i may not use xsd:sequence.
My xml schema snippet for this element:
<xsd:element name='element'>
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:choice>
<xsd:element ref='dd' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
<xsd:element ref='cc' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
<xsd:element ref='aa' minOccurs='1' maxOccurs="1"/>
<xsd:element ref='bb' minOccurs='1' maxOccurs="1"/>
</xsd:choice>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
Unfortunately this wont work.
xmllint says that the above xml document is not valid.
Has anybody any idea concerning this problem? Is it generally possible
to mix elements in a complexType with different minOccurs/maxOccurs ?
Greetings, Peter
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Re: Adding Blind Tables for Figures
Posted by Chris Bowditch <bo...@hotmail.com>.
David Shevitz wrote:
> Thanks. I hadn't realized there have been so few updates to FOP.
>
> I noticed on a post that to implement a blind table within a template, I
> should add the following to my customization layer:
customization layer? Isnt that a docbook term? I'm not familiar with docbook.
The basic concepts of a table-caption in FOP are very simple. table-caption
isnt implemented, so to keep a piece of text, either above or below a table,
simply create an outer table that has no borders (aka 'blind table'). The
outer table will need a single column and 2 rows. The inner table is then
placed either inside the top or bottom cell and the caption in the other cell
depending on whether the caption is required above or below the original
table. Make sense?
How to achieve this within docbook is another issue, which I suggest you ask
on the docbook user list.
<snip/>
Chris
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Re: Adding Blind Tables for Figures
Posted by David Shevitz <ds...@singlestep.com>.
Thanks. I hadn't realized there have been so few updates to FOP.
I noticed on a post that to implement a blind table within a template, I
should add the following to my customization layer:
<xsl:template name="formal.object">
<xsl:param name="placement" select="'before'"/>
<xsl:variable name="id">
<xsl:call-template name="object.id"/>
</xsl:variable>
<fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="100%">
<fo:table-column column-number="1"/>
<fo:table-body>
<xsl:if test="$placement = 'before'">
<fo:table-row keep-with-next="always">
<xsl:call-template name="formal.object.heading"/>
</fo:table-row>
</xsl:if>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block id="{$id}"
xsl:use-attribute-sets="formal.object.properties">
<xsl:apply-templates/>
</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
<xsl:if test="$placement != 'before'">
<fo:table-row keep-with-previous="always">
<xsl:call-template name="formal.object.heading"/>
</fo:table-row>
</xsl:if>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</xsl:template>
<xsl:template name="formal.object.heading">
<xsl:param name="title"></xsl:param>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="formal.title.properties">
<xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="object.title.markup"/>
</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</xsl:template>
I did so, only to find that it had no effect. By no effect, I mean I
looked into the FO file that was generated, and did not see any tables
around my figure and captions.
I then thought that perhaps my customization layer was in error somehow,
so I created a separate customization layer using only the above
template. Still, no effect.
Finally, I modified the formal.xsl stylesheet with this template, and
still did have any results.
Clearly, I'm applying something incorrectly. But I'm at a loss as to
where to begin. I did notice that, in the formal.xsl template, the
formal.object template is very different from the above XSL markup. That
is why I wondered if I was working off old material.
I'm happy to provide further information, if that would be helpful. I
also freely admit that I'm unsure if this is an XSL issue, appropriate
for the DocBook lists, or a FOP issue. But I figured I should start
somewhere.
Thanks very much for any assistance,
Dave Shevitz
Chris Bowditch wrote:
> David Shevitz wrote:
>
> <snip/>
>
>> I understand that if I want to keep my captions with my figures in a
>> given document, I should use a "blind table." However, all the
>> examples I see were posted around 2 years ago (granted I might be
>> looking in the wrong place). I tried using them, but they don't seem
>> to work.
>
>
> Doesnt matter that its 2 years old, there have been very few releases
> of FOP in that time. The "blind table" approach should work to keep a
> figure with FOP. Perhaps you should explain why it doesnt work for
> you, and we will try to help solve the problem.
>
> <snip/>
>
> Chris
>
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Re: Adding Blind Tables for Figures
Posted by Chris Bowditch <bo...@hotmail.com>.
David Shevitz wrote:
<snip/>
> I understand that if I want to keep my captions with my figures in a
> given document, I should use a "blind table." However, all the examples
> I see were posted around 2 years ago (granted I might be looking in the
> wrong place). I tried using them, but they don't seem to work.
Doesnt matter that its 2 years old, there have been very few releases of FOP
in that time. The "blind table" approach should work to keep a figure with
FOP. Perhaps you should explain why it doesnt work for you, and we will try to
help solve the problem.
<snip/>
Chris
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