RE: [docbook-apps] Page break before sect1 elements, but only in articles

Robert,

I'm not sure how to do this based on the doctype, but
here is a way to do it based on the root element, which
I think yields the same result.

In your customization layer, include the following:

  <xsl:variable name="sect1break">
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="/article">page</xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>auto</xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:variable>

  <xsl:attribute-set name="section.level1.properties">
    <xsl:attribute name="break-before"><xsl:value-of
select="$sect1break"/></xsl:attribute>
  </xsl:attribute-set>

The xsl:variable element sets the variable "sect1break" to "page"
if the root element is article and assigns it to "auto" otherwise
("auto" is a "no-op" value that causes the property to be discarded).

Hope that helps.

Dick Hamilton

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fekete Robert [mailto:] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 7:31 AM
> To: 
> Subject: [docbook-apps] Page break before sect1 elements, but 
> only in articles
> 
> 
> Dear List,
> 
> How can docbook be customized to add a page break before 
> section level1 
> (sect1) elements, but only if the doctype is article?
> Adding <xsl:attribute name="break-before">page</xsl:attribute> to the 
> section.level1.properties set causes page breaks in books as 
> well, which 
> is not desirable.
> 
> I have not found a solution in the list archives, the thread below 
> addresses a similar problems, but unfortunately without a 
> good solution.
> 
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07842.h
tml

Is it possible to solve this problem without having to use different 
stylesheets for articles and books?


Any suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Robert Fekete

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