I'm guessing since no one else has replied maybe there is no automatic way of doing it at the moment. Maybe someone has written an extension for it. I do see that balancing columns is part of next FO spec (I think 2.0).
Sorry couldn't be much more help. Marijan (Mario) Madunic Publishing Specialist New Flyer Industries -----Original Message----- From: lexa2009 [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: How to balance table columns? thx. yes, but i also need to know the length of each string, the length in mm of each character, the length of column to know when they break in two or more lines :) i think is is possible in automatic mode :) Mario Madunic wrote: > > Sorry for it to make more sense here is the xpath I would test > > $var/child::*[position() lt count($var//child::*)/2 + 1] > $var/child::*[position() gt count($var//child::*)/2] > > Marijan (Mario) Madunic > Publishing Specialist > New Flyer Industries > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mario Madunic [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: How to balance table columns? > > You might want to post this up on the XSLT list. > > So here is how I would do it > > First is create a temp node variable containing all the left and right > strings as child of the var. Get a count of the child nodes (left and > right) divide by two (round up or down your choice) then create the table > and copy-of/apply-templates to child::*[position() lt half + 1] and for > the right side child::*[position() gt half] in the left and right table > cells accordingly. Now that is not exact without testing and is only an > outline but I hope it give you a general idea of how it might be done. > > Marijan (Mario) Madunic > Publishing Specialist > New Flyer Industries > > -----Original Message----- > From: lexa2009 [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: How to balance table columns? > > > Hello! > for example i have a simple table with 2 columns. like this: > > leftstring1 rightstring1 > leftstring2 rightstring2 > leftstring3 rightstring3 > leftstring4 rightstring4 > leftstring5 > leftstring6 > > i do not know how many of each string will be, but i want this table > > leftstring1 leftstring6 > leftstring2 rightstring1 > leftstring3 rightstring2 > leftstring4 rightstring3 > leftstring5 rightstring4 > > how to balance columns? how to make table of smallest height? > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/How-to-balance-table-columns--tp27530072p27530072.html > Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This communication (and any and all > information or material transmitted with this communication) is > confidential, may be privileged and is intended only for the use of the > intended recipient. 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