Re: [docbook-apps] Font size/rendering of superscripts in PDF output

["Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh@logicsquad.net>]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 12:02:34PM +0100, Joachim Ziegler wrote:

> is it possible to reduce the font size of superscripts in PDF output
> (using XSL styleshettes)?

Yes.  Modify the 'format.footnote.mark' template.  This is also where
you would implement David's suggestion.  I find this works nicely:

  <xsl:template name="format.footnote.mark">
    <xsl:param name="mark" select="'?'"/>

    <xsl:attribute name="line-height-shift-adjustment">
    disregard-shifts</xsl:attribute>

    <fo:inline vertical-align="super" font-size="60%">
      <xsl:copy-of select="$mark"/>
    </fo:inline>
  </xsl:template>

The default font-size is 90%, which I find a little too large.  The
xsl:attribute adds the line-height-shift-adjustment to the parent
block.  I have not noticed this breaking anything else, but I also
have not tested it very widely.


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Paul.

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