Jeremias, I did read those sections of the spec at the time and that's how the question arose. I didn't check the code though. Any way the spec says in 7.28.4:
body-start() = the value of the start-indent + start-intrusion-adjustment + the value of the provisional-distance-between-starts of the closest ancestor fo:list-block. The questions arises what is meant by 'the value of the start-indent', i.e. the start-indent of which fo is suppose to be used? Does the suffix 'of the closest ancestor fo:list-block' apply to all three terms 'start-indent', 'start-intrusion-adjustment' and 'provisional-distance-between-starts' or only to 'provisional-distance-between-starts'?. I assume now it means the further that is start-indent is to be taken from the closest ancestor fo:list-block. Therefore my initial concern that we have a recursive case here is probably not an issue. Now (finally) looking at the code it navigates up the fo tree until the nearest ancestor fo:list-item and not fo:list-block. If start-indent on a fo:list-item is always identical to the start-indent on the ancestor list-block thats fine. If its not then we may have a problem. Manuel PS: Moved the thread to fop-dev. > Manuel, > > see 7.28.4. “provisional-distance-between-starts” and 5.10.4. "Property > Value > Functions" > > In the source code: org.apache.fop.fo.expr.BodyStartFunction > > On 13.02.2006 09:31:47 Manuel Mall wrote: >> Jeremias, >> >> just out of curiosity and not directly related to the posters question: >> >> The definition of block-start() refers to start-indent. Here we are >> actually setting start-indent. Which value of start-indent is used in >> calculating block-start()? >> >> Manuel >> >> > I think XEP is wrong if it reports an error. XSL-FO 1.0 says in "5.9 >> > Expressions": "All property value specifications in attributes within >> an >> > XSL stylesheet can be expressions." >> > >> > IMO, your expression for start-indent is valid. >> > >> > On 13.02.2006 04:59:48 Paul Tremblay wrote: >> >> I have the following line in my of.xml file: >> >> >> >> >> >> <fo:list-item space-before="12pt"> >> >> <fo:list-item-label end-indent="label-end()"> >> >> <fo:block></fo:block> >> >> </fo:list-item-label> >> >> <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start() + 12pt" >> >> text-indent="-12pt"> >> >> <fo:block>In late >> >> winter</fo:block></fo:list-item-body></fo:list-item> >> >> >> >> I want to create a hanging indents for long lines of poetry. When I >> >> run this document through xep's processor, I get the following error: >> >> >> >> [warning] Bad attribute start-indent: Cannot add type Word to type >> >> Length >> >> >> >> However, when I run it through fop .91 beta, it works exactly like I >> >> want it to. >> >> >> >> Is xep correct in reporting an error? Is fop cheating? Of course, I >> am >> >> glad that fop processes the document the way I want! >> > >> > >> > Jeremias Maerki > > > Jeremias Maerki > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
