At 2005-10-25 05:56 -0700, Dan Ochs <dan.ochs@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a 2 column page flow, and I would like to create a float that
>spans the columns,
All <float float="before"> constructs span columns.
>takes up the entire next page,
In the before-float reference area you can put a relative
block-container the size of the body area.
>and is centered on that page.
And you can centre your content in that container.
>(There also may be multiple floats next to each other,
>that each need to be on their own page.)
If the block container is the size of the page, then the next float
will go to the next page.
>Does anyone know that FO I would need to use for that?
Which FO did you try? The FO below works for me.
I hope this helps.
. . . . . . . Ken
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><!--blockcont-float.fo-->
<root xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"
font-family="Times" font-size="40pt">
<layout-master-set>
<simple-page-master master-name="frame"
page-height="297mm" page-width="210mm"
margin-top="15mm" margin-bottom="15mm"
margin-left="15mm" margin-right="15mm">
<region-body region-name="frame-body" column-count="2"
column-gap="2cm"/>
</simple-page-master>
</layout-master-set>
<page-sequence master-reference="frame">
<flow flow-name="frame-body" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
<block>This is a test - line 1</block>
<block>This is a test - line 2</block>
<block>This is a test - line 3</block>
<block>This is a test - line 4</block>
<float float="before">
<block-container height="265mm" display-align="center">
<block text-align="center">
Float 1
</block>
</block-container>
</float>
<block>This is a test - line 5</block>
<block>This is a test - line 6</block>
<float float="before">
<block-container height="265mm" display-align="center">
<block text-align="center">
Float 2
</block>
</block-container>
</float>
<block>This is a test - line 7</block>
<block>This is a test - line 8</block>
<block>This is a test - line 9</block>
<float float="before">
<block-container height="265mm" display-align="center">
<block text-align="center">
Float 3
</block>
</block-container>
</float>
<block>This is a test - line 10</block>
<block>This is a test - line 1</block>
<block>This is a test - line 2</block>
<block>This is a test - line 3</block>
<block>This is a test - line 4</block>
<block>This is a test - line 5</block>
<block>This is a test - line 6</block>
<block>This is a test - line 7</block>
<block>This is a test - line 8</block>
<block>This is a test - line 9</block>
<block>This is a test - line 10</block>
</flow>
</page-sequence>
</root>
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