1 - break-before; 2 - retrieve-marker

[John Marshall]

I am using FOP-0.20.5rc. I have two small but annoying problems and I would be grateful for hints on where to look. I have read the FAQ and tried to search the Recommendation, as well as Dave Pawson's book.

 

When I encounter a title in my XML, I want to (1) begin a new page and to (2) use the title as the page header.

 

(1) If the title is the first block in my <fo:flow> then <fo:block break-before="page"> leaves my first page blank. I can obviously calculate the value of the break-before attribute, or inherit it, if I can find out if my flow is empty. Is there any indicator that the flow has no content yet?

 

(2) Having found a title I then insert its value in an <fo:marker> element. Here is the snippet that sets this as my page header:

 

    <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
      <fo:block>
        <fo:retrieve-marker
          retrieve-class-name="sect-head"
          retrieve-position="last-ending-within-page"
          retrieve-boundary="document"/>
      </fo:block>
    </fo:static-content>

I want that content to appear on all pages until it is superseded, but it appears only on the page where it is defined. I have used all available values of the retrieve-position attribute with no pereceptible difference.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

John Marshall

Accurate Software

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