Re: [docbook-apps] individual indentation for sect1 - sect3

I can give you two basic guidelines for indents in 
XSL-FO:

 

a.  start-indent on an fo:block is an absolute 
value measured from the region boundary, regardless of the indents of the 
fo:blocks it might be nested inside.

 

b.  margin-left is a relative indent, that is, 
relative to the left edge (indent) of the fo:block that contains 
it.

 

You can accomplish what you want by setting 
start-indent values with the attribute-sets that the stylesheets provide. For 
example, put these in your customization layer:

 

<!-- $body.start.indent sets the start-indent 
property on a page-sequence's fo:flow. So this applies to all content not in 
section blocks -->

<xsl:param 
name="body.start.indent">0.5in</xsl:param>

 

<!-- This attribute set is applied to chapter 
titles and such to bring them back out to zero -->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="component.title.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">0in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

<!-- The section.properties attribute-set is 
copied to all the section.levelN.properties attribute-sets. So it supplies the 
default for section levels that don't specify their own 
start-indent. -->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="section.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">1.5in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

<!-- The same with section.title.properties, 
except only applies to section title blocks -->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="section.title.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">1.5in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

<!-- This attribute-set overrides the default 
for sections at level 1, so all the content in level 1 sections is indented 1in 
-->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="section.level1.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">1in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

<!-- Except for the section level1 titles, 
because this one overrides the previous one -->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="section.title.level1.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">0.5in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

<!-- Finally just set the level 2 section titles 
to be a bit less than the default section indent. The rest of the section levels 
and titles don't specify start-indent, so they get the default from 
section.properties -->

<xsl:attribute-set 
name="section.title.level2.properties">
  <xsl:attribute 
name="start-indent">1.0in</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

 

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


 

 

  
----- Original Message ----- 

  
From: 
  Hinrich Aue 

  
To:  
  

  
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 8:17 
  AM

  
Subject: [docbook-apps] individual 
  indentation for sect1 - sect3

  

  

  
Hello 
  everybody,

  
 

  
I’m trying to change the 
  indentation for sect1 to sect3 individually.

  
 

  
The indentation should become 
  smaller. In section 3 the body should not be 
  indented.

  
 

  
Like 
  this:

  
 

  
Chapter

  
     
  Sect1

  
          
  Text text text

  
          
  Text text text

  
          
  Text text text

  
          
  Text text text

  
        
  Sect2

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
            
   Sect3

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
             
  Text text

  
 

  
Is this actually 
  possible?

  
 

  
I do not understand the indenting 
  completely.

  
I guess you need indentation for 
  the title and for the body. is the indentation relative to the 
  level?

  
Is there a detailed description 
  somewhere?

  
 

  
Thanks,

  
 

  
Hinrich