Hi Robert, You will need to customize a couple of templates for this. For the first chapter, use the 'initial.page.number' template described here:
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html#InitialPageNumber It can be customized to add an xsl:when to test for the first chapter, and give it an 'auto-odd' value. But the preface must also be forced to end on an even page (auto-odd does not insert blank pages, it just skips to the next odd number for the current page). You will need to customize the template named 'force.page.count' described here: http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html#EndingPageNumber The original templates can be found in fo/pagesetup.xsl. Bob Stayton Sagehill Enterprises [email protected] From: Robert Nagle Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 8:03 AM To: apps docbook Subject: [docbook-apps] forcing only the first chapter to be recto -- how? Hi, there. I want the first chapter and the preface to appear on the recto side, but after that, I really don't want chapters to appear on the recto side. I have set these parameters: <xsl:param name="double.sided" select="1"></xsl:param> <xsl:param name="force.blank.pages" select="0"></xsl:param> This puts the preface on the right side, but the chapter one of the left side (and all chapters on wherever they happen to land. I tried putting <?hard-pagebreak?> at the bottom of the preface, but that didn't work. Any idea how to do this? Thanks. Robert -- Robert Nagle 6121 Winsome Ln #56C, Houston TX 77057-5581 (H) 713 893 3424/ (W) 832-251-7522 Carbon Neutral Since Jan 2010 http://www.robertnagle.info
