Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL StyleSheets?

Holger Rauch writes:
 > I'm curious why it's necessary to specify the colwidth attribute in
 > colspec elements when working with the DocBook XSL style sheets. When
 > using the DSSSL style sheets instead this is not required. Why are
 > colspecs treated differently in DSSSL and XSL style sheets?

'cos some of the existing XSL FO renderers have problems with unspecified
columns. simple as that.

Sebastian