I have successfully got the PSMI tags into my XML document, and I run it
through the appropriate XSLT files. However when I get to processing the
document with FOP I get a warning saying that the 'reference-orientaion' is not
yet implemented. I believe this is the last stumbling block before I get
the document looking how I want it.
I did find on the of the users on this list had managed to work around the
problem and had attached their XSLT that sorted this problem out, however this
attachement does not seem to be avaliable.
If anyone knows how to get around this problem then please can you let me
know.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:14
PM
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Section
Orientation
First, your new template is not working
because you aren't understanding how XSL templates and parameters
work. You can't reset a global parameter from within a
template. The effect of your template is as follows:
1. When a sect1 with attribute
@orient='l' is encountered, set a local parameter named
'page.orientation'.
2. When the template is finished,
the parameter goes out of scope, and no further processing is done on the
sect1.
You have overridden the default
processing for sect1 when that attribute is set, so that is why the section
disappears. In general, when you want to extend the processing done for
a match, you would use xsl:apply-imports to apply the standard DocBook
templates to the sect1. But the parameter setting will have no effect,
because the page orientation is set
when a page sequence in FO is started, but a sect1 does not start a page
sequence.
Unfortunately, switching orientation in
the middle of a page sequence is not a standard feature in XSL-FO. It
can be done, but, you will need to apply Ken Holman's brilliant Page Sequence
Master Interleave (PSMI) solution:
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:02
AM
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Section
Orientation
Hi,
As a follow up to the email this morning, I
think I am a bit closer to getting this working, but I am failing at the
last hurdle.
I have added an attribute to the <sect1>
tag in my XML that says orient='l' or 'p'. I then have a custom XSL in
my FO directory that has:
<xsl:template match="sect1[@orient =
'l']">
<xsl:param
name="page.orientation" select="landscape"/>
</xsl:template>
However whilst this template match is being
picked up, this section is not displayed on the final PDF. The
document only has the title page and TOC.
Can anyone give me any pointers for this one
please?
Thanks, Russell
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:36
AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Section
Orientation
Good morning list,
Although I know how to set the orientation for the whole document
which is rendered from a DocBook, I wondered if there was a way to specify
there orientation that is required in a section.
I have a system that produces reports from a variety of data sources
and some of that data would be better displayed on a landscape orientation
whereas the rest of the document would be best in portrait.
Does anyone now of a way of doing this?
Thanks in advance.
Russell