Re: [docbook-apps] Table Line Thickness

(reposting to group)

 

Hmm, is there any way around this other than globally disabling that 
feature? Maybe if I added another tiny row to the table so it can have a bottom 
line (which is kind of cheesy) or is there a better way? I really need this 
type of capability - but just on one really weird table.

 

Dean

 

 

In a message dated 9/11/2009 9:27:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
 writes:

  
Hi Dean,

  
You said "wouldn't it make sense to allow a 
  "rowsep" on a cell when the table has a frame="none" ?"

  
 

  
It does make sense, but DocBook tries to adhere 
  as closely as possible to the CALS table standard, and that would require a 
  change to the standard, which explicitly says the rowsep on the last row is to 
  be ignored.

  
 

  
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


  
 

  
 

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

    
From: 
    DeanNelson 

    
To: Bob Stayton ;  
    

    
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 7:52 
    PM

    
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Table Line 
    Thickness

    

    
Great - Thanks Bob.

    
 

    
This all came about when I needed to render a 
    table in PDF that had no borders, but had one cell on the bottom 
    of the table that needed a bottom line, but I could not render it because 
    the "rowsep" does not work on the bottom cell because the outer table line 
    would overwrite it.

    
 

    
Sooo... I decided to try to render that 
    particular table a bit different, hence the question. But since I got you on 
    the line, wouldn't it make sense to allow a "rowsep" on a cell when the 
    table has a frame="none" ?

    
 

    
Thanks,

    
Dean Nelson

    
 

    
 

    
 

    
In a message dated 09/05/09 16:26:20 Pacific Daylight Time, 
     writes:

    
      

      

      
      

      
Hi Dean,

      
You could do it with a processing instruction, a tabstyle attribute 
      is more appropriate. A tabstyle can be put on a table or 
      informaltable element to indicate to the stylesheet that 
      different styling is required.  

      
 

      
If you go with tabstyle, you can call a utility template named 
      'tabstyle' that  returns the value of the attribute for the current 
      table.  The tabstyle template is described here:

      
 

      

      
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintTableStyles.html#TabstyleTemplate

      
 

      
To customize the frame borders, you would copy and edit the template 
      named table.frame in fo/table.xsl to use an xsl:choose statement to select 
      the frame thickness.  An example of using xsl:choose with 
      tabstyle for table cell properties is shown here:

      
 

      
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintTableStyles.html#CustomCellProperties

      
 

      
In the table.frame template, you could do that once at the top of the 
      template to fill a variable, and then use that variable in place of 
      $table.frame.border.thickness in the long set of frame choices that 
      follow:

      
 

      
  <xsl:variable name="tabstyle">
    
      <xsl:call-template name="tabstyle"/>
  
      </xsl:variable>

      
 

      
  <xsl:variable 
      name="frame.thickness">
    
      <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when 
      test="$tabstyle='thickborder'">2pt</xsl:when>
      
      <xsl:when 
      test="$tabstyle='verythickborder'">4pt</xsl:when>
      
      <xsl:otherwise>
        
      <xsl:value-of 
      select="$table.frame.border.thickness"/>
      
      </xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  
      </xsl:variable>

      
 

      
And then replace all other instances in the template of 
      $table.frame.border.thickness with $frame.thickness.

      
 

      
If you need to also change the rowsep and colsep (cell borders), then 
      customize the template named 'border' in fo/table.xsl with the same 
      technique.

      
 

      
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


      
 

      
 

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

        
From: 
         

        
To:  
        

        
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 
        5:34 PM

        
Subject: [docbook-apps] Table Line 
        Thickness

        

        
Hello everyone,

        
 

        
Is there a way to control the thickness of the border of each table 
        separately? The common parameter only applies to ALL tables.

        
 

        
Maybe an additional PI?

        
 

        
Thanks

        
Dean Nelson