Re: Horizontal absolute position in a line

On Sat, Jan 16 2010 08:55:01 +0000, warm@mwvb.de wrote:
> I have problems to solve this:
> (left-border) ... chapter-number ... tab_4cm ... chapter-title
> The chapter title should be 4cm from the left border of the page. It's like a
> TAB in Microsoft WORD.
> Any ideas how to solve this with XSL-FO?

With XSL 1.1, you could format the chapter title as a list [1] or as a
table.

FWIW, tabs and tab stops are included in the current XSL 2.0 Working
Draft [2].  Comments on how well that (or any other part of the WD) fits
your needs are always appreciated.

Regards,


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[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11/#d0e12374
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xslfo20/

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