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Posted to fop-dev@xmlgraphics.apache.org by Chris Bowditch <bo...@hotmail.com> on 2005/01/14 11:36:50 UTC

Re: start-indent inheritance

Jeremias Maerki wrote:
> There seems to have been some discussion about this in the CR phase:
> 
> http://www.w3.org/2001/08/28-XSL-PR-DOC.html (see comment 20)
> 
> It would seem that in the case of reference-area generating FOs
> start-indent should simply be inherited (comment 20, item 3). In my
> example the start-indent of the block-container would be 10pt, which is
> then inherited by the orange block. This amounts to an effective 20pt
> indent for the orange block and oops, AltSoft is suddenly right. I'm
> confused.

I would say that in the absence of any clear right or wrong in the spec and 
different interpretations by different commercial renderers, I would suggest 
that implementing the easiest approach would be the best way to go.

Chris