Re: [docbook-apps] Page Numbering wooes in the double-sided format (PDF)

Hi,

I'm not able to duplicate your problems with the 
sample code you provided.  I think the thing to watch for is the pageclass 
value in your header.content template.  I know the part element generates a 
pageclass of 'titlepage', but your header.content doesn't mention that pageclass 
so I don't see how you got a page number on it at all.  I'm not clear what 
your legalnotice pageclass is either.

 

You might open up your fo file and examine the 
attributes of each fo:page-sequence starting element.  The master-reference 
attribute indicates the pageclass, the initial-page-number attribute indicates 
the page count starting number, and the format attribute indicates the numbering 
style.  The starting number and format values are determined by the 
templates named 'initial.page.number' and 'page.number.format', respectively, as 
described here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html#PageNumbering

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


 

 

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

  
From: 
  Nancy 
  Brandt 

  
To:  
  

  
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:40 
  AM

  
Subject: [docbook-apps] Page Numbering 
  wooes in the double-sided format (PDF)

  

  
    
    

      Hi folks,

Currently, I am struggling with 
        Docbook's page numbering mechanism. My PDF document (created using 
        XSLTPROC and FOP 0.94)  has a front coverpage that basically is a 
        customized titlepage-first page. After the coverpage comes a legal 
        notice, TOC and a Part. Here are the problems I have:

1) The 
        legal notice page and its subsequent blank page have a numbering (2 and 
        3 respectively). Then there is another blank page and a TOC page with 
        numbered with a Roman number (v). 

2) The first page of Part 
        (where the part's title appears) is numbered with (1) and its subsequent 
        blank page has no numbering at all!!! :-( the next pages are 
        OK.

In my print.xsl I have the following 
        code:
<!--Customizing header content for book 
        format-->
<xsl:template name="header.content">  
        
  <xsl:param name="pageclass" select="''"/>
  
        <xsl:param name="sequence" select="''"/>
  <xsl:param 
        name="position" select="''"/>
  <xsl:param 
        name="gentext-key" 
        select="''"/>
....
....
<fo:block>  
        
    <!-- sequence can be odd, even, first, blank 
        -->
    <!-- position can be left, center, right 
        -->
    
        <xsl:choose>
      
        
      <xsl:when test="$double.sided!=0 
        and $pageclass='lot' and 
        $position='right'">
        
        <fo:page-number/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        
    test="$double.sided!=0 and $pageclass='lot' and 
        $sequence='blank' and
    
        $position='left'">
        
        <fo:page-number/>
      
        </xsl:when>
      
        
      <xsl:when 
    
        test="$double.sided!=0 and $pageclass='body' and $sequence='blank' and 
        $position='left'">
        
        <fo:page-number/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        test="$double.sided!=0 and $pageclass='body' and $sequence='even' and 
        $position='left'">  
        
        
        <fo:page-number/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        
    test="$double.sided!=0 and $pageclass='body'and 
        ($sequence='odd' or $sequence='first') and
    
        $position='right'">
    
        <fo:page-number/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        test="$double.sided!=0 and $sequence='odd' 
        
        and 
        $position='right'">  
        
        <fo:retrieve-marker 
        retrieve-class-name="section.head.marker"  
        
                            
        retrieve-position="first-including-carryover"
                            
        retrieve-boundary="page-sequence"/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        test="$double.sided!=0 and $sequence='even' and 
        $position='left'">
        
        <fo:retrieve-marker retrieve-class-name="section.head.marker"  
        
                            
        retrieve-position="first-including-carryover"
                            
        retrieve-boundary="page-sequence"/>
      
        </xsl:when>

      <xsl:when 
        test="$double.sided=0 and $pageclass='body' 
        
        and $sequence !='first' 
        and 
        $position='center'">
        
        <xsl:apply-templates select="." 
        mode="titleabbrev.markup"/>
      
        </xsl:when>
    </xsl:choose>
  
        </fo:block>
</xsl:template>

Could anyone tell me 
        PLEASE, what have caused the above problems, and how to solve 
        them.

Thank you all in advance!!!

best 
      wishes,
nancy