Re: [docbook-apps] start chapter numbering

Hi Troy,

Page numbering can be restarted only at the start 
of an fo:page-sequence, not within an fo:page-sequence.  Your chapter 
title pages and the rest of the chapter are in the same fo:page-sequence, 
so there is no way to restart page numbering on the third page of the 
sequence (setting a negative starting number doesn't work, darn 
it).

 

So you need to create a chapter customization that 
puts the titlepage into a separate fo:page-sequence.  I'm not sure how much 
help you need with that, but here are some hints.

 

Customize the template with match="chapter" from 
fo/component.xsl.  Find the block containing "chapter.titlepage" and move 
it up to before the existing fo:page-sequence.  That will leave the 
original sequence with just the chapter content, and you can set its initial 
page number to 1.

 

Then wrap the chapter.titlepage block in a call to 
the template named "page.sequence".  There is an example of doing it with 
article in my book:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PageDesign.html#CustomPageSequences

 

That will put the titlepages into their own 
page-sequence.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


 

 

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

  
From: 
  Day, Troy L 

  
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Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:54 
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Subject: [docbook-apps] start chapter 
  numbering

  

  

  
Hello,

  
 

  
I’m looking for a way to prevent 
  page numbering on my chapter titlepages.

  
 

  
My current stylesheet 
  customization produces a front and back page for the titlepage and starts the 
  content on the third page.  Although I’m able to prevent the page number 
  from showing on the front and back of the titlepage, they are still 
  counted.  The third page is numbered “3”.  I’d like it to start with 
  the number 1 on the third page.

  
 

  
I’m using page number prefixes, 
  ie: Chapter 1-1, Chapter 2-1, etc…

  
 

  
Seems like there should be a 
  simple customization to handle this – does anybody 
  know?

  
 

  
Thanks in 
  advance,

  
Troy L. 
  Day