> My second wish is to be able to implement something like tabstops in a
> word processor with respect to labeling titles. For instance:
>
> 1. Title 1
> 2. Title 2
> ...
> 10. Title 3
>
> So there would be a tab stop after the label (in this case, the
> numbering) at the 'T' in "Title" for each element. I thought this kind
> of functionality might be implemented by a fo:leader, but I'm not
> certain. Could any FO experts toss me a clue?
It can be done with leaders but would rely on a hack using use-content
for leader pattern (the leader will hold the Title's label, not go after
it); it is probably not what you want if you want compability among
procesors, or predictability at least.
Another approach would be to use a list for each title; it is the simplest
way to display two inlines aligned vertically with fixed horizontal offsets.
<list-block>
<list-item
provisional-label-separation="1em"
provisional-distance-between-starts="8em">
<list-item-label end-indent="label-end()">
<para>1.</para>
</list-item-label>
<list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
<para>Title 1</para>
</list-item-body>
</list-item>
</list-block>
I hope I haven't made too much typing errors in the code.
David Tolpin
http://davidashen.net/
