Sorry for the delay. Too much going on right now. On 19.07.2006 01:37:57 Patrick Paul wrote: > Just to make sure I understand things correctly, the element list > construction needs to be seperated from the line breaking algorithm ONLY > when using it for auto table layout ?
I'd state it differently: Element list contruction needs to be separated from the line breaking algorithm in order so the auto table layout can access the element lists before the line breaking can occur. ATM, yes, it's only used for auto table layout. > I am asking this because the > LineLayoutManager is not used exclusively by the TableLayoutManager, right ? Yes. > If this is correct, how do you recommend I do this split ? Should I > create a new "LineLayoutManager" ? Or should I actually change the > LineLayoutManger and reflect the change anywhere it is necessary in the > code ? No, don't create a new LineLayoutManager. The existing one needs to be adjusted. getNextKnuthElements() in the context of the LineLayoutManager means returning a block-level element list which cannot be provided at the point where you need the inline-level element lists. So you may need to come up with a mechanism that you can call on the block-level LMs inside the table-cell so they descend down to the LineLayoutManagers and issue the construction of the inline element lists. Ideally, the LineLayoutManagers won't have to recreate the element lists when the real getNextKnuthElements() call happens but they will automatically create those element lists when they are not available, yet (i.e. in cases outside a table). HTH BTW, Patrick, when I checked the ICLA status of you and Vincent I saw that you still don't have an ICLA on file with the ASF. Please sign and send (i.e. fax) one to the ASF secretary: http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas Thanks. > Patrick Paul > > Jeremias Maerki wrote: > > >Here are my notes on AutoTableLayout I collected last year in case you > >haven't seen them, yet. One of the more important parts will be to split > >up the element list construction and the line breaking in > >LineLayoutManager, because you can't do the line breaking as long as you > >don't know the available IPD. > > > >http://wiki.apache.org/xmlgraphics-fop/AutoTableLayout > > > >HTH > > > >On 18.07.2006 21:30:39 Patrick Paul wrote: > > > > > >>Great this is exactly what I needed, just didn't know where to look > >>(just as I received your message I had coded my own little routine). > >> > >>Now I need a little pointer on how best to fly over table rows without > >>"touching" them. I have some idea but I would prefer to check with the > >>experts. > >> > >>Thank you, > >> > >>Patrick > >> > >>Andreas L Delmelle wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>On Jul 18, 2006, at 20:46, Patrick Paul wrote: > >>> > >>>Hi Patrick, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I've been "playing" a little with the TableLayoutManager code. > >>>> > >>>>If someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction > >>>>on how to determine the full length of each element list, it would > >>>>help a great deal. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Depends on what you mean by 'length': if you mean content-length, > >>>have a look at layoutmgr.ElementListUtils.calcContentLength(). > >>> > >>>If you mean number of elements --but you don't, do you? ;) > >>> > >>> > >>>Cheers, > >>> > >>>Andreas > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > >Jeremias Maerki > > > > > > > > Jeremias Maerki
