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Re: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
According to this FOP page, block-container is partially supported.
Hard to say what that means in practice. Probably that
you should not rely on it yet.
http://xml.apache.org/fop/compliance.html
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On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 09:31:07AM +0200, Kenneth Johansson wrote:
> Thanks alot!
>
> I have now a lovely image on my title page!
>
> However, it seems I can't persuade <fo:block-container> to show my title.
>
> I've tried this just to get it on the page but it just won't show up. Its in the fo-source but when I use fop it doesn't show up in the pdf-file.
>
> <fo:block-container absolute-position="fixed" top="240mm" left="100mm">
> <fo:block
> margin-top="3in"
> margin-left="{$page.margin.inner}"
> margin-right="{$page.margin.outer}"
> text-align="center"
> color="black"
> font-weight="bold"
> font-family="{$title.font.family}"
> font-size="30pt">
> <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
> </fo:block>
> </fo:block-container>
>
> I've tried some variations on this but nothing works.
>
> Doesn't fop support <fo:block-container>?
>
> best regards,
>
> /Kenneth
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Cramer [mailto:dcramer at motive dot com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 23:43
> > To: Kenneth Johansson; DOCBOOK-APPS
> > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> > I just experimented with my full page cover customization that
> > you mention and fop and got it to work with a bitmap (jpg), but
> > not with an eps. When I use an .eps, nothing shows up--perhaps
> > fop doesn't support .eps? Since I don't really use fop, I can't
> > answer that.
> >
> > Note: Be sure you have the jimi classes installed with fop, or
> > none of your images show up.
> >
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.pdf
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.fo
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.xml
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/covertest.xsl
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/motivecover.jpg
> >
> > I think to do a real full page cover, you have to have new
> > pagemasters with 0" margins.
> >
> > David
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Johansson [mailto:ke-joh at sectra dot se]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:16 AM
> > To: DOCBOOK-APPS
> > Subject: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> >
> > I've been trying to set up a title page but I've had no success
> > when trying to add an image to it. I've generated a titlepage template:
> >
> > <t:templates xmlns:t="http://nwalsh.com/docbook/xsl/template/1.0"
> > base-stylesheet="C:/tools/lib/docbook-xsl/docbook-xsl-1.58.1/fo/do
> > cbook.xsl">
> >
> > <t:variable name="section.autonumber" select="true()"/>
> >
> > <t:titlepage element="book" wrapper='fo:block' >
> > <t:titlepage-content side='recto'>
> > <title predicate="[1]"/>
> > <subtitle predicate="[1]"/>
> > <author/>
> > <contrib/>
> >
> > <edition/>
> > <copyright/>
> > <pubdate/>
> > <revision/>
> > <mediaobject/>
> > </t:titlepage-content>
> > </t:titlepage>
> > </t:templates>
> >
> > In my book I've this bookinfo and more:
> >
> > <bookinfo>
> > <title>Installation Guide Conrad PACS interface</title>
> > <mediaobject>
> > <textobject>
> > <para>foo</para>
> > </textobject>
> > <imageobject>
> > <imagedata fileref="218.jpg" format="JPEG"></imagedata>
> > </imageobject>
> > </mediaobject>
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > </bookinfo>
> >
> > The JPEG-file is located in the same directory as the XML-file.
> > Is this correct? I haven't found any good examples on this and I
> > am not very experienced yet.
> >
> > What I really want to do is something similar to what David
> > Cramer suggested in:
> > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/styling/titlepage.html#d1466e176
> > but I haven't got it working either.
> >
> > My title page should look something like my attachment but nicer.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > /Kenneth
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > Kenneth Johansson Technical Documentation Manager
> > Sectra Imtec AB
> > Teknikringen 2 E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
> > SE-583 30 Linköping Phone: +46 13 23 52 00
> > SWEDEN Web: http://www.sectra.se
> >
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