Re: [xep-support] Using RenderX Flow Sections Extensions

can you please attach a sample working XML document and your entire
xsl-fo stylesheet? Something we can test? Also, what versio nof XEP
are you using?

thanks, dan

On 12/21/06, Jacqueline Radebaugh <jrad@loc.gov> wrote:
> 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()&lt;$characterPositionCount]">
> > <fo:table-row>
> > <fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:block text-align="left" margin-left="1em">
> > <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> > </fo:block>
> > </fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:block text-align="left">
> > <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> > </fo:block>
> > </fo:table-cell>
> > </fo:table-row>
> > <fo:table-row>
> > <fo:table-cell>
> > <xsl:for-each select="value">
> > <fo:block margin-left="3em">
> > <xsl:value-of select="label"/>
> > </fo:block>
> > </xsl:for-each>
> > </fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:table-cell>
> > <xsl:for-each select="value">
> > <fo:block>
> > <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
> > </fo:block>
> > </xsl:for-each>
> > </fo:table-cell>
> > </fo:table-row>
> > </xsl:for-each>
> > </fo:table-body>
> > </fo:table>
> > </fo:block>
> > </fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:table-cell>
> > <fo:block>
> > <fo:table table-layout="fixed" width="40%">
> > <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> > <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> > <fo:table-column column-width="15em"/>
> > <fo:table-column column-width="5em"/>
> > <fo:table-body>
> > <xsl:for-each select="characterPosition[position()&gt;$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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