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Subject: DOCBOOK-APPS: Stylesheet languages and giving you fine control overwhere things go
Hi, One of the things I think I need to be able to do in stylesheets is to place objects at arbitrary places on a page, and it seems that DSSSL and XSL(T) don't give me that level of control. For example, I might want to place the word Preliminary diagonally across the back of every page in outline form, with the primary text appearing in front of it. In some cases, I also want to be able to take a block of text and center it, vertically, on a page. I don't seem to be able to do that with DSSSL. Don't know about XSL(T). In other cases, I want to set up the header and footer of each page with content that I want o put in specific places and want to ensure that they align properly. For example, I want to have text on one side of the header aligning with the bottom of a graphic on the other side. Indeed, the decision in DSSSL to divide the header up into three regions seems to have been a mistake. I would rather that it be one area that I can decide how to format. I would also like to be able to insert text at any angle I want to. What stylesheet languages give me these? Regards ------- Richard Sharpe, rsharpe@ns.aus.com, LPIC1 www.samba.org, www.ethereal.com, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours, Special Edition, Using Samba
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