Re: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.

If you are using the DocBook stylesheets, then this documentation should
help:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Prokopetz" <dave@penguinking.com>
To: <xep-support@renderx.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.

> Interesting. I'm not quite sure how to integrate what you're suggesting
> with the standard DocBook templates, tho'.
>
> Hmmm. I neglected to specify that I'm working with DocBook documents,
> didn't I? I knew I was forgetting something important.
>
> - David PRokopetz.
>
> Kees de Grauw wrote:
>> David,
>>
>> There are better ways to do this.
>> Have al look at the examples in the folder XEP\examples\pagination.
>> There you'll find examples of the regular methods to handle this.
>>
>> In "franklin_2pageseqs.fo" left and right (and center) pages are defined
>> with:
>> <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="run2">
>> <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>> master-reference="headers_center"
>> page-position="first" />
>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>> master-reference="headers_right"
>> odd-or-even="odd" />
>> <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>> master-reference="headers_left"
>> odd-or-even="even" />
>> </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>> </fo:page-sequence-master>
>> </fo:layout-master-set>
>>
>>
>> In "basic2.fo" headers are defined with:
>> <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
>>
>> Hopes this helps, Kees
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com
>> [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com]On Behalf Of David Prokopetz
>> Sent: Friday, 21 July 2006 05:05
>> To: xep-support@renderx.com
>> Subject: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I'm a complete newbie - I just started learning XSL two days ago - so
>> please bear with me if these are really obvious questions...
>>
>> 1. I'm trying to create a header that puts the title of the book on the
>> left side of even pages, and the title of the current chapter on the
>> right side of odd pages. The following *appears* to work, but I have no
>> idea if this is the proper or accepted way to do it, or if it's going to
>> create weird side-effects down the road. Does this look right?
>>
>> <xsl:template name="header.content">
>> <xsl:param name="pageclass" select="''" />
>> <xsl:param name="sequence" select="''" />
>> <xsl:param name="position" select="''" />
>> <xsl:param name="gentext-key" select="''" />
>> <fo:block>
>> <xsl:choose>
>> <xsl:when test="$pageclass = 'titlepage'">
>> <!--no header on title pages-->
>> </xsl:when>
>> <xsl:when test="$position = 'left' and
>> ($sequence = 'even' or $sequence = 'blank')">
>> <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::book"
>> mode="object.title.markup" />
>> </xsl:when>
>> <xsl:when test="$position = 'right' and
>> ($sequence = 'odd' or $sequence = 'first')">
>> <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::chapter"
>> mode="object.title.markup" />
>> </xsl:when>
>> <xsl:otherwise>
>> <!-- no header -->
>> </xsl:otherwise>
>> </xsl:choose>
>> </fo:block>
>> </xsl:template>
>>
>> 2. Is there any way to apply a background image to headers and footers?
>> There's a running pattern I want to apply behind the header and footer
>> text, going right up to the edges of the page; I've figured out how to
>> insert individual graphics - like logos and such - into headers, but I'm
>> stumped as to how to get them to run behind the text.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> - David Prokopetz.
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