glen, thank you for 1. regarding 2. - I was merely trying to resolve shorthanded properties and found a solution using computeValue in the meantime I will have a look at FOP also...
regards, ricky --- Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Ricky, > > ----- Original Message ----- > > 1. if a ShorthandedManager is invoked - how is it > > possible to get a reference (from within > setValues) to > > the current element/node? > > setValues is called from 5 places within > CSSEngine, > > most or all of them are inner *handler classes > where I > > also cannot find the element. > > > > Since setValues() has an instance of CSSEngine, you > should be able to use > that instance to call the getDocument() accessor > (line 545 of [1], > referencing the Document member variable at line > 178.) Once you have the > document object, you can probably then get to the > element via > document.getDocumentElement() (Look at the > disposeStyleMaps argument at > line 496 of [1] for an example.) > > [1] > http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/xml-batik/sources/org/apache/batik/css/engine/CSSEngine.java?annotate=1.37 > > > > 2. the following definition (for html) > > { border-color: red; > > border-left: dotted; > > color: blue } > > > > must result in a red border with a blue left side. > > Due to 1. I cannot check, but I assume that during > > evaluation of the shorthanded border-left the > "color" > > property has not been computed yet. So my solution > > would be to evaluate an element twice - how can > this > > be done? > > > > This is a bit outside my scope of knowledge--CSS > Border conflict resolution > [2] is quite complex. However, on the Apache FOP > team, we do property > processing that may be vaguely similar to what you > need to do ([3], lines > 355-431). [Note: FOP has *not* yet implemented the > border conflict > resolution scheme.] > > Basically, there is a chance you may not need a > "second pass" for > evaluation, if you can come up with a shorthand data > structure divided out > into its components that is initialized when either > (a) the shorthand or (b) > one of its components comes up first in the > processing. You would just > initialize this data structure differently depending > on which property first > appears. When the other property occurs, then you > would update the same > data structure. > > I don't know if this will work, however, and this is > just a shot in the dark > to your question--I wouldn't be surprised if it had > little relevance to your > needs. > > HTH, > Glen > > [2] > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/tables.html#border-conflict-resolution > > [3] > http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/xml-fop/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/PropertyList.java?annotate=1.31 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
