Re: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.

Hi David,
as you said only way is to set margins="0", but if you want to get
indents you can use paddings. We are using this workaround several
years, and have no problems.
--BS
David Prokopetz wrote:
> Well, I've reviewed all the documentation I can get my hands on, and
> correct me if I'm wrong here, but it doesn't appear that the XSL-FO
> spec allows any means at all of applying background formatting to an
> actual page or part of a page; one can only apply background
> formatting to individual regions or parts of regions within that
> page. As these regions always fall within the page margins, there
> isn't any way, as it stands, to get background formatting to run right
> up to the edge of the page, short of setting all the page margins to
> zero.
>
> Is there some sort of work-around for this limitation, or am I stuck?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - David Prokopetz.
>
> Bob Stayton wrote:
>> If you are using the DocBook stylesheets, then this documentation
>> should help:
>>
>> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html
>>
>> Bob Stayton
>> Sagehill Enterprises
>> DocBook Consulting
>> bobs@sagehill.net
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Prokopetz"
>> <dave@penguinking.com>
>> To: <xep-support@renderx.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 12:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.
>>
>>
>>> Interesting. I'm not quite sure how to integrate what you're
>>> suggesting
>>> with the standard DocBook templates, tho'.
>>>
>>> Hmmm. I neglected to specify that I'm working with DocBook documents,
>>> didn't I? I knew I was forgetting something important.
>>>
>>> - David PRokopetz.
>>>
>>> Kees de Grauw wrote:
>>>
>>>> David,
>>>>
>>>> There are better ways to do this.
>>>> Have al look at the examples in the folder XEP\examples\pagination.
>>>> There you'll find examples of the regular methods to handle this.
>>>>
>>>> In "franklin_2pageseqs.fo" left and right (and center) pages are
>>>> defined
>>>> with:
>>>> <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="run2">
>>>> <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>>>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>>>> master-reference="headers_center"
>>>> page-position="first" />
>>>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>>>> master-reference="headers_right"
>>>> odd-or-even="odd" />
>>>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>>>> master-reference="headers_left"
>>>> odd-or-even="even" />
>>>> </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>>>> </fo:page-sequence-master>
>>>> </fo:layout-master-set>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In "basic2.fo" headers are defined with:
>>>> <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
>>>>
>>>> Hopes this helps, Kees
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com
>>>> [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]On Behalf Of David Prokopetz
>>>> Sent: Friday, 21 July 2006 05:05
>>>> To: xep-support@renderx.com
>>>> Subject: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> I'm a complete newbie - I just started learning XSL two days ago - so
>>>> please bear with me if these are really obvious questions...
>>>>
>>>> 1. I'm trying to create a header that puts the title of the book on
>>>> the
>>>> left side of even pages, and the title of the current chapter on the
>>>> right side of odd pages. The following *appears* to work, but I
>>>> have no
>>>> idea if this is the proper or accepted way to do it, or if it's
>>>> going to
>>>> create weird side-effects down the road. Does this look right?
>>>>
>>>> <xsl:template name="header.content">
>>>> <xsl:param name="pageclass" select="''" />
>>>> <xsl:param name="sequence" select="''" />
>>>> <xsl:param name="position" select="''" />
>>>> <xsl:param name="gentext-key" select="''" />
>>>> <fo:block>
>>>> <xsl:choose>
>>>> <xsl:when test="$pageclass = 'titlepage'">
>>>> <!--no header on title pages-->
>>>> </xsl:when>
>>>> <xsl:when test="$position = 'left' and
>>>> ($sequence = 'even' or $sequence = 'blank')">
>>>> <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::book"
>>>> mode="object.title.markup" />
>>>> </xsl:when>
>>>> <xsl:when test="$position = 'right' and
>>>> ($sequence = 'odd' or $sequence = 'first')">
>>>> <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::chapter"
>>>> mode="object.title.markup" />
>>>> </xsl:when>
>>>> <xsl:otherwise>
>>>> <!-- no header -->
>>>> </xsl:otherwise>
>>>> </xsl:choose>
>>>> </fo:block>
>>>> </xsl:template>
>>>>
>>>> 2. Is there any way to apply a background image to headers and
>>>> footers?
>>>> There's a running pattern I want to apply behind the header and
>>>> footer
>>>> text, going right up to the edges of the page; I've figured out how to
>>>> insert individual graphics - like logos and such - into headers,
>>>> but I'm
>>>> stumped as to how to get them to run behind the text.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> - David Prokopetz.
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