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Summary: Multi-Column-Page Layout Issues
Product: Fop
Version: 1.0dev
Platform: Other
OS/Version: Windows XP
Status: NEW
Keywords: RFC
Severity: blocker
Priority: P3
Component: page-master/layout
AssignedTo: fop-dev@xmlgraphics.apache.org
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, this is the first time I've used Bugzilla, so please bare with me, because
I've got some real bug issues here. I've looked and looked everywhere I could
possibly try on the internet, and I have not found any documentation on the
internet regarding this issue. Actually, it's two issues (related, but most
likely separate issues). I will work with anyone who's prepared to tackle
this problem, and I can provide screen shots, code samples (of the
intermediate FO) or whatever it will take to fix this. I'm working on a
development project that will go into production soon, and I've already
migrated my code to the newer trunk version (just recompiled the source
yesterday, so I'm up to date.) I'm also running WinXP with JDK1.5, if that
helps.
Anyway, here we go..
Issue 1 (Minor) - The page regions defined on multi-column pages does not
position correctly, and always renders offset a specific amount.
Every fo:region-body I set up with column-count set to more than 1 seems to
create the column layout such that the columns on the right-hand side of the
page are smushed into the page. (WORKAROUND: Big hint here.) I've found a
workaround that corrects this problem, and will most likely help you determine
where this bug is located. If the margin-right property for the fo:region-
body is recalculated, all columns display correctly (correct widths, position,
and gaps). From what I can gather, here is the way to determine what to
change the margin-right property to: margin-right = intended-margin-right -
offset. offset = (column-count - 1) * column-gap. (or, offset = num-gaps *
column-gap).
Example:
Create a page body with margin-left=0.0in and margin-right=0.0in.
Specify column-count=3 and column-gap=0.5in. (This will leave 7.5in for
column space, giving columns of 2.5in each from page-edge to page-edge.) Fill
up the page with one block filled with any text, and watch as the right side
of the page shows a huge margin while the left side of the page is text to the
edge like we intended. Now determine the offset, which is 2 gaps * 0.5in/gap
= 1.0in. So with our intended margin-right of 0.0, set margin-right=-
1.0in. Voila, it runs text to the edge of the page. Try this again with 6
columns, 0.5in gaps. That should create 5 gaps with 0.5in each, 6 columns of
1in each. The margin is off again, so recalculate margin-right to be -2.5in
and again, it will display correctly.
(I can provide my code that I'm using in my product, which shows the same
thing above, just not as nice-looking numbers to do the math in your head
for. Try it above with left-right margins set to 0.40625in (13/32in.) This
workaround still works. Okay, thats enough of that issue.. It's an issue
that I can live with the work-around for now.. my next issue I cannot solve
myself, and it's a real pain.)
Issue 2 (Major) - On multi-column pages, text inside fo:block with flow to the
next column (or page, if filled last column), but fo:table and all other
fo:table-level-elements will not flow to the next column on the same page.
Fo:table will not continue to display on the current page once a break is
detected (or the break is determined to be page-level and not column-level, as
it should be). I've tried creating tables of all sizes, one-by-one tables,
2x1 tables, 2xmany tables, 1xmany tables, nothing will force the table to
appear in the next column, with the exception of a break-before or break-after
found on fo:table-row within the fo:table-body. This property also needs to
be set to column for it to work. My main problem is that I have a large
table with a lot of rows, and a header I need display every time there's a
break, so tables are necessary because the breaks cannot be determined
manually. Instead of the intended behavior of the tables breaking to the next
column and displaying the header, it will simply break to the next page,
leaving the rest of the current page blank, and simply continue in the first
column of the following page as if it's the next column it should appear. All
other behavior appears correct (header displays, breaks when it should, but
wrong break context.) I should point out that manually calling break-after or
break-before WILL force the table to break to
