Thanks for the response but the question was already answered, but then a petty discussion started about whether fo:page-number was FOP or XSLT
Kindest regards Theresa Forster Senior Software Developer From: Chen Yang [mailto:cy...@hrsg.ca] Sent: 31 August 2011 14:20 To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: RE: pagenumbering Hey Theresa, Not sure if this answer your question, I need to start the page 1 after cover page and Table of contents <xsl:call-template name="insert_cover_page_template"/> <xsl:call-template name="insert_bookmarks"/> <xsl:call-template name="insert_table_of_contents_page_template"/> Then I bought in my contents template <xsl:call-template name="insert_contents_page_template"/> Inside the insert_contents_page_template <xsl:template name="insert_contents_page_template"> <fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4-landscape" initial-page-number="1" > <xsl:call-template name="insert_page_header-template"/> <xsl:call-template name="side_bar"/> <xsl:call-template name="insert_page_footer_template"/> <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body"> <xsl:apply-templates/> <fo:block id="TheVeryLastPage"/> </fo:flow> </fo:page-sequence> </xsl:template> Page number template <!-- page number --> <xsl:template name="page_number"> <fo:block-container absolute-position="absolute" top="5mm"> <fo:block font-family="sans-serif" font-size="7pt" text-align="right" color="black" > Page <fo:page-number/> of <fo:page-number-citation ref-id="TheVeryLastPage"/> </fo:block> </fo:block-container> </xsl:template> Finally,Insert page number into footer template <!-- footer --> <xsl:template name="insert_page_footer_template"> <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after"> . . . <xsl:call-template name="page_number"/> </fo:static-content> </xsl:template> Now the "Page 1 of X" will start on the first content page, not on my cover page or table of contents page. Regards Chen Yang Programmer / Analyst HRSG (Human Resource Systems Group) 6 Antares Drive,Phase II Suite 100 Ottawa, ON, K2E 8A9 <tel:613-745-6605> Tel: 613-745-6605 x 254 Fax: 613-745-4019 Email: <mailto:cy...@hrsg.ca> cy...@hrsg.ca Web: <http://www.hrsg.ca/> www.hrsg.ca "Competency-based HR Solutions" From: Theresa Jayne Forster [mailto:ther...@inbrand.co.uk] Sent: August-30-11 9:50 AM To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Subject: pagenumbering I was wondering, how can you change the page numbering on page-number-citation stuff, We have the requirement of numbering starting on the inside cover as page 1 not page 2 as currently the front page is classed as page 1. Is there any way to make the numbering start from 1 on the inside of the front cover? Kindest regards Theresa Forster Senior Software Developer _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3866 - Release Date: 08/29/11