Re: [xep-support] Maximum Change Version in footer by page

From: <jalinares@cox.net>
Date: Fri Sep 28 2007 - 12:29:46 PDT

Ken,

That worked out great,

Thank you

---- "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com> wrote:
> At 2007-09-27 17:20 -0400, jalinares@cox.net wrote:
> >I am trying to add the maximum version of changes found on a page.
> >fo:marker and fo:retrieve only allow me to display the first and
> >last occurrence that are on each page. Is there an easy way to get
> >the max value of node by page?
>
> Yes, but it is a trick, not a feature. XSL-FO does not offer the
> arbitration between retrieved markers. In my training material this
> is demonstrated as implementing classification levels in secure
> documents (classified, secret, top secret, etc.) on a page basis.
>
> (1) - choose a unique marker class for each version, using the text of
> the version number as the text of the marker class
>
> (2) - in the perimeter region render all of the possible marker classes,
> one at a time, each in a separate absolutely-positioned block
> container positioned at the identical location with identical size
> - assign a higher z-index= property to each block container for each
> version retrieved
> - in each block container render a block with a solid background the
> same colour as the perimeter background
> - retrieve the marker class into this block
>
> You get the desired effect because the highest z-index= retrieved
> obscures the lesser ones and any higher ones not retrieved are empty
> blocks that do not obscure the highest retrieved.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
>
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