Should have included this originally. Bug was registered as bugzilla bug #3400 by Alec Kalinin on 4/9/01.
--- Paul Smith > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 16 November 2001 14:26 > To: Fop-Dev (E-mail) > Subject: Support for large row spanning > > > In Fop 0.20.2 if a table cell spans more rows than fit on a > page it loops > infinitely, presumably trying to find a page big enough to > place the cell > on. Looking through the archives of this list I found that I > am not the only > one who has been affected by this. David S. Dixon reported it > as a problem > on 21/9/01. At that time Karen Lease said that she was looking at this > problem. So what is this current situation? Is it a priority > to fix this > bug? If so what sort of timescale are we looking at? > > I can write a work around (although it will be messy) in my > application but > it would be nice to have a proper fix in FOP. I will take a > look at the FOP > code but as I am new to FOP any pointers on where to look and > ideas of how > this problem maybe solved would be much appreciated. > > > I have included the original thread below. Taken from > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=fop-dev&m=100117495412259&w=2 > > --- > Paul Smith > > > > > > Karen, > > That's it -- thre spanning column has a long list-block that > goes over to > the next > page. Okay, I can workaround by putting tables within > tables. Thanks. > > -dd > > Karen Lease wrote: > > > David, > > > > I don't think it was in 0.19.0, which is consistent with the error > > message. > > The reason for the infinite loop may well be that some group of rows > > which are held together by spans is too big to fit on the > page. This is > > a known bug, and I'm not currently working on it, as it's > not that easy > > to do. Like many difficult layout issues, we hope to attack > this in the > > "redesign". > > However, just to make sure that there isn't some other > wierd reason for > > this problem, I'd be happy to look at your .fo file. > > > > Regards, > > Karen > > > > "David S. Dixon" wrote: > > > > > > Karen, > > > > > > Was number-rows-spanned support in 0.19.0? I have an .fo > file that > turns into a > > > .pdf file under 0.19.0 but complains of > > > > > > WARNING: Number of cell columns under table-row not equal > to number of > > > table-columns > > > > > > for the two rows corresponding to the spanned rows. > Under 0.20.1, fop > goes into > > > an infinite loop on this file. > > > > > > -dd > > > > > > Karen Lease wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Amit, > > > > > > > > The number-rows-spanned property is now implemented in > FOP, but it > > > > wasn't yet in 0.18.1. If you want to use it, you should > download the > > > > latest version of FOP from the website - that's 0.20.1. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Karen > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask such a > question... if > not, I > > > > > would appreciate some information on where to find a > solution to > this > > > > > problem :- > > > > > > > > > > I've been trying to use the "number-rows-spanned" property to > generate > > > > > tables in my PDF file using FOP 0.18.1. However, I > keep getting > errors - is > > > > > the "number-rows-spanned" property not implemented in FOP yet? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > amit > > > ******************************************************************* > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email > is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the > named addressee. Access, copying or re-use of the > information in it by any other person is not authorised. > > ******************************************************************** > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the named addressee. Access, copying or re-use of the information in it by any other person is not authorised. ******************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
