- From: James Elmore <James.Elmore@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:59:28 -0700
- To: CSS <www-style@w3.org>
On Jul 11, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Håkon Wium Lie wrote: > > Right. There are two types of triggers: page-break triggers and > first-page triggers. The example doesn't trigger page-break (because > the page names are the same), but it does trigger first-page. That is, > the pages where div elements start will be considered first pages > because they have non-auto values on the 'page' property. > > In practice, I expect styles like these to be used in combination with > explicit page breaks. E.g.: > > <div style="page: chapter; page-break-before: left"/> > <div style="page: chapter; page-break-before: left"/> > > However, we also have to deal with the situation where the second div > element continues on an existing page. This could be problematic if > because the page, most likely, already has been laid out and we do not > want to change the size of the page area. We could address this in > several ways, e.g. by saying that page-name:first will only have > effect if the element starts on a new page. Or that the page area > cannot be set unless the element starts on a new page. > > -h&kon > Håkon Wium Lie CTO °þe®ª > howcome@opera.com http://people.opera.com/howcome This is definitely off-topic, so I apologize for that, but this discussion had brought up a thought. (In my mind, it was probably lonely, so I wanted to pass it on to the group.) Is there some way to place an element (image, content, footnote, etc.) at the END of a chapter? This discussion is about first page triggers -- what about last page triggers? Use Cases: There are many examples of this in older typography -- e.g., a design image on the last page of a chapter. For more modern examples, try: a horizontal rule or other 'end' indicator. End-notes for a chapter (as mentioned above). Even "End of Section XX" for technical publications. Of course, it would be possible to add an extra <span> or <div> at the end of each chapter/section, but if the content is the same -- or almost the same except for a chapter number -- why not define it once, as a style. In my mind, this is a styling issue, not a content issue, since it has little to do with the content of the page/chapter/ section, only with the last page of the section. </James>
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