Sample XSL formatting objects
Sample XSL formatting objects XSL-FO documents are XML files with output information. They contain information about the output layout and output contents. XSL-FO documents are…
Formatting Object Basics
Formatting Object Basics Page Layout The root element of a formatting objects document is fo:root. This element contains one fo:layout-master-set element and one or…
Common Formatting Objects
Common Formatting Objects • page-sequence–a major part (such as front or body) in which the basic page layout may differ…
Page Layout
Page Layout The root element of a formatting objects document is fo:root. This element contains one fo:layout-master-set element and one…
Content
The content (as opposed to markup) of an XSL-FO document is mostly text. Non-XML content such as GIF and JPEG images can be included in a fashion…
Leaders and Rules
Leaders and Rules A rule is a block-level horizontal line inserted into text similar to the line below the chapter title on the…
Graphics
XSL-FO (Formatting Objects )provides two elements for embedding pictures in a rendered document. The fo:external-graphic element inserts a non-XML graphic, such…
Inlines
Inlines The fo:inline element has no particular effect on the layout of the page. Rather it’s an element on which you can hang formatting…
Footnotes
Footnotes The fo:footnote element creates a footnote. The author places the fo:footnote element in the flow exactly where the footnote reference such as 1 or…
Floats
A fo:float produces a floating box anchored to the top of the region where it occurs. A fo:float is most commonly used for graphics, charts,…
Formatting Properties
By themselves, formatting objects say relatively little about how content is formatted. They merely put content in abstract boxes, which…