fop and floats

Input docbook
<para xml:id="xxx">In the midst of ...

resultant fo

<fo:float float="start">
<fo:block margin="0pt" text-depth="0pt"
                font-size="33pt" line-height="26pt"
                padding-end="2pt">I</fo:block> </fo:float>n the midst of ...

I have said I'm using fop

<!-- For fop usage -->
<xsl:param name="fop1.extensions" select="1"></xsl:param>

fop 1.0 doesn't support floats.
Is the use here necessary?
I'm not at all sure I see its purpose?


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Dave Pawson
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