Just to add to what Dick said, my book describes how attributes in an
attribute-set in a customization layer are merged with the original
attributes:
http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/AttributeSets.html
You'll also need a good reference showing the possible values of each
property. I use the Property Summary appendix in the XSL-FO spec:
http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/#property-index
It has links back into the body of the spec for further explanation.
Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
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From: "Richard Hamilton" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 8:48 AM
To: "Robert Nagle" <[email protected]>
Cc: "apps docbook" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] attribute sets -- what possible attributes can I
use?
Hi Robert,
Regarding your questions:
1) Yes, you can add other attributes. It's worth trying any attribute in
Dave's book that you think might be useful.
2) I don't know of a list of allowable attributes for the DocBook
attribute sets. I think a better way to approach things is to look at the
fo elements that a particular attribute set is attached to. I suspect that
9 times out of 10 that will be either fo:block or fo:inline. So, a lot of
the time, if an attribute will work on one of those two elements, you can
add it to an attribute set.
I usually grep for the attribute set name in the fo stylesheet directory
and look for what it's attached to. For example, list.block.spacing
appears on fo:list-block and fo:block (I guess it's one of the
exceptions:-).
I hope that helps.
Dick Hamilton
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On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Robert Nagle wrote:
I need to work with attribute sets to customize my print output.
I think I can understand what they are about and also have looked at the
list of fo/param.xsl
But I don't understand is what possible named attributes can be added to
a single attribute set. For example, here is the list.block.spacing
(which I think I need to modify).
<xsl:attribute-set name="list.block.spacing">
<xsl:attribute name="space-before.optimum">1em</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-before.minimum">0.8em</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-before.maximum">1.2em</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-after.optimum">1em</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-after.minimum">0.8em</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-after.maximum">1.2em</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>
1. Am I correct in assuming that it's possible to add other attributes
here which are not mentioned?
2. Where can I find a list of possible values which can be used for each
(or all) attribute sets?
I know it has something to do with xsl-fo, and actually I have a copy of
Dave Pawson's XSL-FO book lying around, but other than that, I don't
really have a clue where to start.
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