RE: [xsl] FO questions about blocks in table-cells

[DPawson at rnib dot org dot uk]

> 1. How do I align a block to the bottom of a table-cell?
> 
> <fo:table-cell height="60pt"> <!-- more height than needed 
> for content -->
>   <fo:block>A</fo:block>
>   <fo:block>0041</fo:block> <!-- align this block to the bottom -->
> </fo:table-cell>

 <fo:table-cell border="solid black 1px" 
		    display-align="center" 
		    border-collapse="collapse" 
		    text-align="center">
       <fo:block font-weight="bold">XXX</fo:block>
      </fo:table-cell>

> 
> 2. I've noticed that some fonts are smaller than others. Maybe those
> smaller fonts have more space around them. I'd like to see 
> the actual size
> of each glyph. My attempt to do this was to add an <fo:inline> with
> 'background-color' on each character. Here's the result:
> 
> http://www.xml.se/temp/xsl/char1.pdf
> 
> The glyph width seem to appear, but I wonder if the height is 
> the actual
> glyph height or the glyph height + whatever amount of space 
> XSL adds as
> default line-height? If so, is there a way to strip the extra 
> space around
> the glyph?

If you add a slim border round the entire block
then nest that in the table cell with its border
the difference may show up.

HTH DaveP

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