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

Well, I've reviewed all the documentation I can get my hands on, and
correct me if I'm wrong here, but it doesn't appear that the XSL-FO spec
allows any means at all of applying background formatting to an actual
page or part of a page; one can only apply background formatting to
individual regions or parts of regions within that page. As these
regions always fall within the page margins, there isn't any way, as it
stands, to get background formatting to run right up to the edge of the
page, short of setting all the page margins to zero.

Is there some sort of work-around for this limitation, or am I stuck?

Thanks,

  - David Prokopetz.

Bob Stayton wrote:
> 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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