Again many thanks for the practical advice. I'll act on your suggestions.

-----Original Message-----
From: J.Pietschmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 14 March 2003 18:47
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Subject: Re: Line-wrap in fo:leader


Rob Staveley (Tom) wrote:
> To set up something robust, I need to be able to calculate the lengths 
> of the strings, using the text metrics of the font,
I don't think you need that much accuracy, a crude measure should suffice to
decide whether you need one or two lines. Font-size times string-length
should be ok for most western fonts.

> Your philosophical note is very interesting. Shouldn't 
> over-constraining be forbidden?
This would run counter to quite a few real world use cases...

> It sound like the FO specification leaves a lot of room for 
> interpretation.
Indeed. Try to find some hints how to handle the following
  <fo:block text-align-last="justify">A<fo:leader/>B<fo:leader/>C</fo:block>


J.Pietschmann



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