Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
Hi, I am encountered with the following problem, would be great if anyone has an idea how to solve it. The table to be desplayed in my pdf looks like this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch and so on. I don't know the length of the table (number of years, there may be 50 or so)) and I don't know the position on the page where the table starts because the PDF consists of dynamic content. If there ist a page-break I would like to have this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2009 Andy 2008Brenda2010 Mitch - page break -- 2011Nick 2013 Emmi 2012Carl But, maybe needless to say, I get this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl -page break-- 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch I was searching for getting to know my current position on a page, so that I can split the table into two. But obviously there is no way for that. Any other ideas? jorgito -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Two-successive-columns-in-a-table---%3E-problem-with-the-page-break-tf4797601.html#a13725292 Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
Hi, Maybe you could use a two-column page, and a table with only two columns. So you should get: Year | name : 2010 Mitch === : 2011 Nick 2007 Tom : 2012 Carl 2008 Brenda: 2013 Emmi 2009 Andy : You might also want to ask the headers to repeat on a break. So you should get: Year | name : Year | name === : === 2007 Tom : 2011 Nick 2008 Brenda: 2012 Carl 2009 Andy : 2013 Emmi 2010 Mitch : On a page-break, the data would first fill both columns on page 1, then the second page would also have two columns (if necessary), repeated headers, etc. Problems: * I believe you can use multiple columns inside a page, although I don't know how... * Also, I'm not sure you can change the number of columns, within the same page. OTOH, it's standard practice (just pick up a newspaper), so I expect both to be possible. HTH, Jonathan -Message d'origine- De : jorgito [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mardi 13 novembre 2007 13:59 À : fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org Objet : Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break Hi, I am encountered with the following problem, would be great if anyone has an idea how to solve it. The table to be desplayed in my pdf looks like this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch and so on. I don't know the length of the table (number of years, there may be 50 or so)) and I don't know the position on the page where the table starts because the PDF consists of dynamic content. If there ist a page-break I would like to have this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2009 Andy 2008Brenda2010 Mitch - page break -- 2011Nick 2013 Emmi 2012Carl But, maybe needless to say, I get this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl -page break-- 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch I was searching for getting to know my current position on a page, so that I can split the table into two. But obviously there is no way for that. Any other ideas? jorgito -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Two-successive-columns-in-a-table---%3E-problem-with-the-page-break-tf4797601.html#a13725292 Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Capgemini Group. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
Thanks! So far I can't see solutions to these two problems, but will try to find them. column-count is an attribute of region-body, I don't know how to change this inside a page. jorgito Winterflood, Jonathan wrote: Problems: * I believe you can use multiple columns inside a page, although I don't know how... * Also, I'm not sure you can change the number of columns, within the same page. OTOH, it's standard practice (just pick up a newspaper), so I expect both to be possible. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Two-successive-columns-in-a-table---%3E-problem-with-the-page-break-tf4797601.html#a13729100 Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
On Nov 13, 2007, at 17:10, jorgito wrote: Thanks! So far I can't see solutions to these two problems, but will try to find them. column-count is an attribute of region-body, I don't know how to change this inside a page. You can't change the column-count mid-page, but you can make exceptions for certain fo:blocks, by using span=all. [OP:] --- If there ist a page-break I would like to have this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2009 Andy 2008Brenda2010 Mitch - page break -- 2011Nick 2013 Emmi 2012Carl But, maybe needless to say, I get this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl -page break-- 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch --- This result does not seem correct to me. I can't say for sure, though, but it looks a bit 'off'. As though the column-break is computed /after/ the page-break..? Anyone? Cheers Andreas - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
Andreas L Delmelle wrote: [OP:] --- If there ist a page-break I would like to have this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2009 Andy 2008Brenda2010 Mitch - page break -- 2011Nick 2013 Emmi 2012Carl But, maybe needless to say, I get this: year | name || year | name === 2007Tom2011 Nick 2008Brenda2012 Carl -page break-- 2009Andy 2013 Emmi 2010Mitch --- This result does not seem correct to me. I can't say for sure, though, but it looks a bit 'off'. As though the column-break is computed /after/ the page-break..? So far I don't really have a column-break but a single table with 4 columns. I am iterating from 1 to (n + n mod 2) div 2 and writing in row m: year m and year m + (n + n mod 2) div 2. So the page-break is not done by me. Any ideas? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Two-successive-columns-in-a-table---%3E-problem-with-the-page-break-tf4797601.html#a13735403 Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
On Nov 13, 2007, at 22:52, jorgito wrote: snip / So far I don't really have a column-break but a single table with 4 columns. I am iterating from 1 to (n + n mod 2) div 2 and writing in row m: year m and year m + (n + n mod 2) div 2. So the page-break is not done by me. I see. In that case, the output is precisely as I'd expect. Any ideas? Seems like a tough nut to crack in pure XSL-FO, at first glance... What you seem to need is the possibility to have a fo:block-container with a given maximum-height that spans all columns, and a descendant two-column table that flows over two region-columns, but this is not possible. Either the block-container spans all columns, and the table does too, or vice versa. Cheers Andreas - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Two successive columns in a table -- problem with the page-break
On Nov 14, 2007, at 00:20, Andreas L Delmelle wrote: snip / Any ideas? Seems like a tough nut to crack in pure XSL-FO, at first glance... What you seem to need is the possibility to have a fo:block- container with a given maximum-height that spans all columns, and a descendant two-column table that flows over two region-columns, but this is not possible. Either the block-container spans all columns, and the table does too, or vice versa. Come to think of it: this could turn out to be a piece of cake, if only we had an XHTML plugin for fo:instream-foreign-object... Ideas? Plenty :-) Cheers Andreas - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
