Re: [docbook-apps] block-container with absolute-position="fixed" not working

The fo:block-container is supported in fop-0.93, 
but I've found it does not always work as expected (e.g., the "bottom" property 
seems to have no effect). You will also have better results if you define a 
width and height for the block-container and put a temporary border on it 
so you can see what is going on.  I put this example in my fo file just 
before the closing tag for fo:flow.  The red box with the words appeared on 
the last page that had content.

 

      
<fo:block-container absolute-position="fixed" height="30mm" 
width="50mm"
           
border="0.5pt solid red" left="50mm" 
top="50mm">
        <fo:block>GOT 
BLOCK-CONTAINER</fo:block>
      
</fo:block-container>

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting


 

 

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

  
From: 
  Hendy Irawan 
  

  
To:  
  

  
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:21 
PM

  
Subject: [docbook-apps] block-container 
  with absolute-position="fixed" not working

  

Hi,

I have been creating a customization layer for 
  DocBook XSL with very nice results. Switched some fonts, tweaked things here 
  and there, the goal is to have the "almost-professionally-published" look end 
  the result right from the start. 

I use DocBook DG + Sagehill's book as 
  a guide. (Sagehill turned out to be very concise in its explanation regarding 
  tweaking the XSL-FO... perhaps I should get the XSL-FO book from 
  O'Reilly)

The problem I currently have right now is how to put the 
  'chapter title' in a fixed position on the top-left corner of the page. First 
  I tried using <fo:block absolute-position="fixed"> with lots of options 
  and didn't work. After some searching on the net it turned out that 'fixed' 
  only supported by 'block-container'. Switching to this one though, still 
  doesn't work. 

Even something like 
  this:

<fo:block-container>
<fo:block>TEST</fo:block>
</fo:block-container>

When 
  inserted into the titlepage's body flow, generated nothing (not even the 
  text). Removing the block-container "works", in that it displays the "TEST" 
  word but there is no way I get the block to freely position it somewhere. 
I use Saxon 6 with FOP 0.93. Does this have anything to do with 
  FOP?

Please help. Thank you very much, I really appreciate any 
  help.

-- 
Hendy Irawan
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