>Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:14:40 -0500
>To: "Bob Stayton" <>
>From: Ron Catterall <>
>Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] height of rows in tables
>Cc:
>Bcc:
>
>>Ah, what you are running into is this bit of code in the template
>>with match="entry":
>>
>> <xsl:variable name="empty.cell" select="count(node()) = 0"/>
>>
>> <xsl:when test="$empty.cell">
>> <xsl:text> </xsl:text>
>> </xsl:when>
>>
>>This inserts a nonbreaking space in an empty cell. I don't know
>>why, but it was probably to work around some XSL-FO processor bug
>>(anyone remember?).
>>
>>Since the fo:block in the cell is not empty, it generates a line
>>area, and the line area has the current line-height, as well as the
>>2pt of cell padding above and below. I think the height property
>>on a table row is the minimum height, but it won't be smaller than
>>the content's height.
>>
>>To work around this problem for your tables, just put a comment
>>inside each empty entry element in your divider rows. That will
>>cause the non-breaking space to be omitted, and no line area to be
>>generated. Then your row height should work.
>>
>>Bob Stayton
>
>Not quite as simple as that I'm afraid. I'm getting some strange
>results (Oxygen 7.2, DocBook 4.4, Saxon 6.5.5, XEP4.7) - FO output
>in attached file fo_XEP4.7_output.jpg.
>
>header row - default height = 0.60cm
>row 1 - default row height = 0.60cm
>row 2 - row height = 0.3cm, no comments in cells, span all cols. gives 0.90cm
>row 3 - default row height = 0.60cm
>row 4 - row height = -0.3cm, no comments in cells, span all cols. gives 0.30cm
>row 5 - default row height = 0.60cm
>row 6 - row height = 0.3cm, + comments in cells, span all cols. gives 0.45cm
>row 7 - default row height = 0.45cm **********
>row 8 - row height = -0.3cm, + comments in cells, span all cols. gives 0.15cm
>row 9 - default row height = 0.45cm **********
>row 10- row height = 0.3cm, no comments in cells, separate cells. gives 0.90cm
>row 11- default row height = 0.60cm
>row 12- row height = -0.3cm, no comments in cells, separate cells.
>gives 0.30cm
>row 13- default row height = 0.60cm
>row 14- row height = 0.3cm, + comments in cells, separate cells. gives 0.90cm
>row 15- default row height = 0.60cm
>row 16- row height = -0.3cm, + comments in cells, separate cells. gives 0.30cm
>row 17- default row height = 0.60cm
>
>Looks like overlapping rows in rows 6,7,8,9
>But no overlapping in rows 14,15,16,17
>
>Row heights are different but still strange for HTML (Firefox
>1.5.0.7 which also does not support rowsep="0", colsep="0", or any
>of the border style parameters. HTML output is not very important
>for me, but would be nice.
>
>XML file follows
>
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>
>
>
>
>--
>Ron Catterall, Phd, DSc email:
>
>Prolongacion de Hidalgo 140 http://catterall.net/
>San Felipe del Agua tel: +52 951 520 1821
>Oaxaca 68020 Mexico fax: +1 530 348 8309
--
Ron Catterall, Phd, DSc email:
Prolongacion de Hidalgo 140 http://catterall.net/
San Felipe del Agua tel: +52 951 520 1821
Oaxaca 68020 Mexico fax: +1 530 348 8309
