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Re: [docbook] Blank Spaces in HTML
- From: joseph dot a dot gilvary at census dot gov
- To: docbook at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:54:16 -0400
- Subject: Re: [docbook] Blank Spaces in HTML
JB,
If I understand correctly, then the answer is
"almost." ;)
You need to insert the HTML p element
during the conversion.
Are you using xsl to do the conversion into
HTML? If you have a template that matches
one of the lines that needs to have an extra
space following, output the p element at
the end of that template. If you're using the
DocBook XSL stylesheets, you need to
add your template for those special
cases.
There's a lot of good xsl information at Dave
Pawson's FAQ page,
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/xslfaq.html.
I suggest for this problem you look specifically at
http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N8321.html#d8446e345
Look around the FAQ for info on outputting
the content of your p element as well. I think
you might need something like
<p>&nbsp;</p>, or use the
xsl:element tag.
I have an error in my earlier post; the
Unicode 
 is a carriage return, not a
line feed. LF == 

And this isn't really a DocBook question. It
may be a DocBook-XSL question, but I think
that has its own list.
HTH,
Joe
JABakken@dstsystems.com
07/10/2003 05:49 PM
To: docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
cc:
Subject: Re: [docbook] Blank Spaces in HTML
I'm converting my XML into HTML Help. But on certain topics, I want extra
space between certain lines. But from what you're saying, it sounds like
if
I insert <para> </para> into my xml document, that that will do the
trick. Can it be that simple?
joseph.a.gilvary@
census.gov To:
docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
cc:
07/10/2003 03:44 Subject: Re: [docbook]
Blank Spaces in HTML
PM
You know how in HTML you can use <p> </p> to add a space between lines
of text? Is there any way to do this in XML?
Thanks.
JB
JB,
In XML, there really isn't a "blank line" because XML by itself is usually
not
a presentation format. As it's used in DocBook, it's content, not
presentation.
With that disclaimer out of the way, if you're generating XSL-FO to create
a PDF,
you can insert a line break with the Unicode 
If you're generating HTML you can insert the very text you cited for a
blank line.
What exactly are you trying to do with the XML that makes you want a blank
line? Knowing that might make it easier to help.
Joe
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