Re: [xep-support] How to control spacing between lines within a single block

Ken,

I was using negative spacing to reduce the space between blocks, however, my intent was to reduce the space between the lines. I think using line height is the correct way to do it. Thank you for that information! I will try it.

Jerry J

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From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>

> At 2007-07-30 20:08 -0400, Jerry Janofsky wrote:
> >When text scrolls within a fo:block, is there a way to control the
> >spacing between the lines? I want to be able to reduce the space. I
> >am able to reduce the space between blocks by using a negative value
> >for the space-after attribute.
> >
> >Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> The space between lines is called leading and is controlled by the
> line height. If you say nothing about line height, the initial value
> is anything between 1.0 and 1.2, depending on the decision of the
> XSL-FO engine.
>
> To remove leading you can say:
>
>
>
> You could even tighten things up if you wanted and you weren't
> worried about descenders touching ascenders.
>
> I've never found a need to use negative line spacing in a production
> environment ... what effect are you trying to get? If you change
> line height to "1" you probably can remove the negative space-after.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
>
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Received on Wed Aug 1 05:25:33 2007