Re: [docbook-apps] fo page sizes

On 08/12/2011 08:08 AM, Bob Stayton wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> I think you want to look at the page.height and page.width params.  
> They set the size of the finished paper dimensions.  Then the 
> page.margin.top is measured relative to the top of this page 
> dimension.  For more details, see:
>
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintOutput.html#FinishedPageSize
>
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> 

Wow that's a bit subtle (for me). Finished paper dimension... where
I'm thinking of the paper on which I'm starting (A4).

I'll look at your book, and see if I can think of a way of making
the help clearer.
   Thanks Bob.

regarsd



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> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:22 AM
> Subject: [docbook-apps] fo page sizes
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>> wrt top margins I see
>>
>> page.margin.top
>> body.margin.top
>> region.before.extent.
>>
>> I'm looking for specific sizes,
>> A smaller page within A4,
>>   so I want a top/bottom page margin of 43.5mm,
>> then the regions within this.
>>
>> I.e. region-before offset by 43.5mm below the top of the page.
>> page.margin.top seems not to be this setting?
>>
>> What should it be please?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> regards
>>
>> -- 
>> Dave Pawson
>> XSLT XSL-FO FAQ.
>> http://www.dpawson.co.uk
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regards

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Dave Pawson
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