Dear All:
Thank you, Dan, for your suggestion. However, unfortunately when I removed the extensions and created the following page-sequence master and page-sequence:
<fo:page-sequence-master master-name="Repeat-TwoColumns">
<fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
<fo:conditional-page-master-reference
master-reference="TwoColumns"
odd-or-even="odd"
page-position="any"/>
</fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
</fo:page-sequence-master>
<fo:page-sequence
master-reference="Repeat-TwoColumns">
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:block>
<xsl:apply-templates select="guidelines/characterPositions" mode="header"/>
</fo:block>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>
My data still does not align into two columns.
A sample of my XML is:
<characterPositions>
<characterPosition type="full concise">
<label>18-19</label>
<name>Form of composition</name>
<alt>
<field>006</field>
<label>01-02</label>
</alt>
<level>standard</level>
<description type="full concise" change="yes">
<p>Two-character alphabetic code that indicates the form of composition. </p>
</description>
<value>
<label>an</label>
<name>Anthems</name>
<level>standard</level>
</value>
<value>
<label>bd</label>
<name>Ballads</name>
<level>standard</level>
</value>
<value>
<label>bg</label>
<name>Bluegrass music</name>
<level>standard</level>
</value>
</characterPosition>
</characterPositions>
Like I said in my last message, I want to create two columns of this data on each page flowing from left to right and then flowing onto the next page from left to right, etc.
The XSLT code that I use for the characterPositions is:
<xsl:template match="characterPositions" mode="header">
<fo:block space-before="2em">
<fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="100%">
<fo:table-column column-width="100em"/>
<fo:table-body>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block font-weight="bold">
<xsl:text>Character Positions (008/18-34 and 006/01-17)</xsl:text>
</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
<xsl:variable name="characterPositionCount" select="count(characterPosition) div 2+1"/>
<fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="100%">
<fo:table-column column-width="27em"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="60em"/>
<fo:table-body>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<fo:block>
<fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="40%">
<fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
<fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
<fo:table-body>
<xsl:for-each select="characterPosition">
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="@change='yes'">
<fo:block text-align="left" margin-left="1em" border-start-color="black"
border-start-style="outset" border-start-width=".01em" padding="1pt">
<xsl:value-of select="label"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<fo:block text-align="left" margin-left="1em">
<xsl:value-of select="label"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<xsl:choose>
<xsl:when test="@change='yes'">
<fo:block text-align="left" border-start-width=".01em" padding="1pt">
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:when>
<xsl:otherwise>
<fo:block text-align="left">
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:otherwise>
</xsl:choose>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row>
<fo:table-cell>
<xsl:for-each select="value">
<fo:block margin-left="3em">
<xsl:value-of select="label"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:for-each>
</fo:table-cell>
<fo:table-cell>
<xsl:for-each select="value">
<fo:block>
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:for-each>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</xsl:for-each>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</fo:block>
</fo:table-cell>
</fo:table-row>
</fo:table-body>
</fo:table>
</fo:block>
<fo:block>
<fo:leader leader-length="100%" leader-pattern="rule" rule-style="solid" rule-thickness=".1mm"
color="black"/>
</fo:block>
</xsl:template>
Does anyone know what I am doing incorrectly? Why is my data flowing into only one column (not two, like I specified)?
Thank you very much for all of your help!
Best wishes,
Jackie Radebaugh
Library of Congress
Network Development & MARC Standards Office
Washington, DC
USA
Phone: +1-202-707-1153
FAX: +1-202-707-0115
E-Mail: jrad@loc.gov
>>> dan.ochs@gmail.com 12/20/06 10:43 AM >>>
Hi Jacqueline, we could probably help you even more if you attach a
sample of the actual source xml as well. But looking at your code, I
think you can just use the TwoColumn page sequence master for you
table without the rx:flow-section like the following and the output
should then flow in two columns.
<fo:page-sequence master-reference="Repeat-TwoColumns">
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:block>
<xsl:apply-templates select="guidelines/characterPositions" mode="header"/>
</fo:block>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>
dan
On 12/20/06, Jacqueline Radebaugh <jrad@loc.gov> wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> I am trying to create a two column table in XSL:FO from which data will flow from column to column onto 10 consecutive pages.
>
> A portion of the XML is:
>
> <characterPositions>
> <characterPosition type="full concise">
> <label>18-19</label>
> <name>Form of composition</name>
> <level>standard</level>
> <value type="concise">
> <label>an</label>
> <name>Anthems</name>
> <level>standard</level>
> </value>
> <value type="concise">
> <label>bd</label>
> <name>Ballads</name>
> <level>standard</level>
> </value>
> <!-- There are many, many, many more <value> elements within this <characterPosition> element ->
> </characterPosition>
> </characterPositions>
>
> My XSL-FO code for the table is:
>
> <xsl:template match="characterPositions" mode="header">
> <fo:block space-before="2em">
> <fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="100%">
> <fo:table-column column-width="100em"/>
> <fo:table-body>
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block font-weight="bold">
> <xsl:text>Character Positions (008/18-34 and 006/01-17)</xsl:text>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> <xsl:variable name="characterPositionCount" select="count(characterPosition) div 2+1"/>
> <fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="100%">
> <fo:table-column column-width="27em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="60em"/>
> <fo:table-body>
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block>
> <fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="40%">
> <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> <fo:table-body>
> <xsl:for-each select="characterPosition[position()<$characterPositionCount]">
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block text-align="left" margin-left="1em">
> <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block text-align="left">
> <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <xsl:for-each select="value">
> <fo:block margin-left="3em">
> <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> </fo:block>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <xsl:for-each select="value">
> <fo:block>
> <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> </fo:block>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block>
> <fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="40%">
> <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> <fo:table-body>
> <xsl:for-each select="characterPosition[position()>$characterPositionCount]">
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block text-align="left" margin-left="1em">
> <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <fo:block text-align="left">
> <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-row>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <xsl:for-each select="value">
> <fo:block margin-left="3em">
> <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> </fo:block>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-cell>
> <fo:table-cell>
> <xsl:for-each select="value">
> <fo:block>
> <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> </fo:block>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> </xsl:for-each>
> </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:table-cell>
> </fo:table-row>
> </fo:table-body>
> </fo:table>
> </fo:block>
> <fo:block>
> <fo:leader leader-length="100%" leader-pattern="rule" rule-style="solid" rule-thickness=".1mm" color="black"/>
> </fo:block>
> </xsl:template>
>
> As you can see, I am using:
>
> <xsl:variable name="characterPositionCount" select="count(characterPosition) div 2+1"/>
>
> to divide the data into two columns on the page. However, because of the great length of data within each <characterPosition> element (this is because of the amount of <value> elements below <characterPosition>), the list of <characterPosition><value> elements in the first column continues onto the next page, instead of streaming onto the second column first.
>
> Ideally, I would like the data to stream from one column to the next before breaking onto a new page (like "newspaper columns").
>
> Someone kindly told me about the RenderX Flow Section extension. I have tried to implement the extension into my code, however, XEP seems to be ignoring it. The code that includes the extensions is:
>
> <xsl:template match="/">
>
> <fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format"
> xmlns:rx="http://www.renderx.com/XSL/Extensions">
>
> <fo:layout-master-set>
>
> <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="even_page"
> page-height="11in"
> margin-right="1in"
> margin-top=".5in"
> margin-left="1in"
> margin-bottom=".5in"
> page-width="8.5in">
> <fo:region-before
> extent="8.5in"
> region-name="even_before"/>
> <fo:region-body
> margin-top=".3in"
> margin-bottom=".3in"/>
> <fo:region-after
> extent=".2in"
> precedence="true"
> region-name="even_after"/>
> </fo:simple-page-master>
>
> <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="odd_page"
> page-height="11in"
> margin-right="1in"
> margin-top=".5in"
> margin-left="1in"
> margin-bottom=".5in"
> page-width="8.5in">
> <fo:region-before
> extent="8.5in"
> region-name="odd_before"/>
> <fo:region-body
> margin-top=".3in"
> margin-bottom=".3in"/>
> <fo:region-after
> extent=".2in"
> precedence="true"
> region-name="odd_after"/>
> </fo:simple-page-master>
>
> <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="TwoColumns">
> <fo:region-body
> column-count="2"
> column-gap="0.2in"
> border-top="thin solid silver"
> border-bottom="thin solid silver"
> margin="0.9in 0.4in"/>
> <fo:region-before
> extent="0.8in"
> display-align="after"
> padding="0in 0.4in 3pt"/>
> <fo:region-after
> extent="0.8in"
> display-align="before"
> padding="0.1in 0.4in 0in"/>
> </fo:simple-page-master>
>
> <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="Repeat-TwoColumns">
> <fo:repeatable-page-master-reference master-reference="TwoColumns"/>
> </fo:page-sequence-master>
>
> <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="Page">
> <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
> master-reference="odd_page"
> odd-or-even="odd"
> page-position="any"/>
> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
> master-reference="even_page"
> odd-or-even="even"
> page-position="any"/>
> </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
> </fo:page-sequence-master>
> </fo:layout-master-set>
>
> <fo:page-sequence
> master-reference="Page"
> force-page-count="even"
> initial-page-number="1">
>
> <fo:static-content
> flow-name="odd_before">
> <fo:block
> text-align="right"
> font-weight="bold"
> font-size="14pt">041</fo:block>
> </fo:static-content>
>
> <fo:static-content
> flow-name="odd_after">
> <fo:block>
> <fo:inline
> text-align-last="justify"
> font-style="italic"
> font-size="10pt">MARC 21 - Bibliographic
> <fo:leader
> leader-pattern="space"
> leader-length="25%"/>October 2001
> <fo:leader
> leader-pattern="space"
> leader-length="25%"/>041 - p.<fo:page-number/>
> </fo:inline>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:static-content>
>
> <fo:static-content
> flow-name="even_before">
> <fo:block
> text-align="left"
> font-weight="bold"
> font-size="14pt">041</fo:block>
> </fo:static-content>
>
> <fo:static-content
> flow-name="even_after">
> <fo:block>
> <fo:inline
> text-align-last="justify"
> font-style="italic"
> font-size="10pt">041 - p.<fo:page-number/>
> <fo:leader
> leader-pattern="space"
> leader-length="25%"/>October 2001
> <fo:leader
> leader-pattern="space"
> leader-length="25%"/>MARC 21 - Bibliographic</fo:inline>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:static-content>
>
> <fo:flow
> flow-name="xsl-region-body">
> <fo:block
> font-size="10pt">
> <xsl:apply-templates/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:flow>
>
> </fo:page-sequence>
>
> <fo:page-sequence
> master-reference="Repeat-TwoColumns">
> <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
> <rx:flow-section column-count="2" column-gap="8pt">
> <fo:block>
> <xsl:apply-templates select="guidelines/characterPositions" mode="header"/>
> </fo:block>
> </rx:flow-section>
> </fo:flow>
> </fo:page-sequence>
>
> </fo:root>
> </xsl:template>
>
> Do any of you have any idea what I am doing incorrectly? Is there a reason why XEP is ignoring the extensions?
>
> Thank you so very much for all of your help! I sincerely appreciate it!
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
>
>
>
> Jackie Radebaugh
>
> Library of Congress
> Network Development & MARC Standards Office
> Washington, DC
> USA
> Phone: +1-202-707-1153
> FAX: +1-202-707-0115
> E-Mail: jrad@loc.gov
>
>
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