[xep-support] Re: retrieve-marker examples

From: Alexander Peshkov (peshkov@renderx.com)
Date: Tue May 25 2004 - 07:34:23 PDT

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    Hello Henrik,

    We have analyzed your files. The funny effect you observing caused
    by hyphenation coupled with over-constrained layout. You format your
    running headers as lists. First term appeared on the page placed in
    list-label, last term - in list-body:
            <fo:list-block
              ...
              provisional-label-separation="0pt">
              <fo:list-item>
                <fo:list-item-label end-indent="label-end()">
                  <fo:block
                    text-align="left">
                    <fo:retrieve-marker ...
                  </fo:block>
                </fo:list-item-label>
                <fo:list-item-body start-indent="body-start()">
                  <fo:block
                    text-align="right">
                    <fo:retrieve-marker ...
                  </fo:block>
                </fo:list-item-body>

    However in the description of list block you have not specified
    provisional-distance-between-starts property and thus it's default
    value (24.0pt) is used. As a result label-end() function returns 24pt.
    This means that list label is only 24pt wide (please refer to Section
    7.28.3 of XSL-FO specification regarding label-end() calculation
    details). So the first term is placed in 24pt wide area and then it is
    longer than available space XEP tries to hyphenate it since you have
    turn hyphenation on. That's why hyphen sign appears. But there is no
    room for the second part of the word since you region-before is too
    small. Thus the second part of the term is dropped and you ends up with
    something like 'deci-' instead of 'decibel'.

    In order to solve this problem you have to adjust your lists layout,
    namely provide <fo:list-block>s with provisional-distance-between-starts
    property. For example, provisional-distance-between-starts="50%" may be a
    reasonable value.

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    Best regards,
    Alexander Peshkov mailto:peshkov@renderx.com
    RenderX

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    HR> Hello Alexander,

    HR> Here is the xml-file containing the letter 'B' for a danish medical/clinical dictionary.
    HR> transform with: -xml b.xml -xsl/klinord.fo -pdf b.pdf
    HR> and take a look at page 4

    HR> I am looking forward to your conclution

    HR> Best regards
    HR> Henrik

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