- From: G. Ken Holman <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:32:19 -0400
- To: www-xsl-fo@w3.org
At 2011-06-01 17:24 +0100, Dave Pawson wrote: >On 1 June 2011 15:52, Tony Graham <tgraham@mentea.net> wrote: > > On Wed, June 1, 2011 3:10 pm, Dave Pawson wrote: > >> I want to float side notes to the outside, to take space from the > >> start|end region > >> which have been made large enough for them. > >> > >> OK when I know which side it will float to... less so when I insert pages > >> and the recto content moves to the verso etc. > >> > >> Any suggestions please? I need a block about 16pc wide? > > > > float="outside" > >which stays within the body? Of course, yes. By definition. >How to 'push it' into the margin area Tony? This is not possible in XSL-FO 1.1. Only change bars can be synchronized outside of the body area with constructs in the body area. >Can it be done today? You have to mimic it using outside floats as Tony has advised you. And, then, you have to find a formatter that supports outside floats and intrusion displacement in order to do the mimicry. Tony's answer is correct for the state of the technology. . . . . . . . . . . Ken -- Contact us for world-wide XML consulting & instructor-led training Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/f/ G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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