XSL-FO and columns of text, is it possible?

[Richard (43)]

Hello everyone! Is it possible to create 2 columns of text using XSL-FO and FOP (or any other XSL-FO to PDF generator)? I want the function similar to 'fo:block' but in 2 columns, so if the text is long it continous on the 2nd column or on the next page.

Let me show the function with an example:

Page 1
| |
| aaaaaabb jjjjkkkk |
| bbbccccd kkklllll |
| ddddddee llllmmmm |
| eeeeffff mmmmmmnn |
| ggggghhh nnnnnnnn |
| iiiiiijj nnoooppp |
| |

Page 2
| |
| ppppqqqq |
| qqqqrrrr |
| rrsssstt |
| ttt... |
| |
| |
| |

 

[Chris Huebsch]

Richard (16 May 2004 03:31:10 -0700):

Hello everyone! Is it possible to create 2 columns of text using XSL-FO and FOP (or any other XSL-FO to PDF generator)?

fo:region-body has an attribute called colum-count. Set it to 2 and you get 2 columns of text.

Chris

 

[Richard (43)]

THANKS A LOT Chris!
<fo:region-body column-count="2"/> works great.

I have been looking all over the net for information
on that without success. Maybe I nead a book.

thanks again!
/Richard

 

[Chris Huebsch]

Richard (16 May 2004 07:56:48 -0700):

THANKS A LOT Chris!
<fo:region-body column-count="2"/> works great.

I have been looking all over the net for information
on that without success. Maybe I nead a book.

the FOP-Documentation includes a complete element and attribute-list (including a list, what is implemented and what is not)

It links to the (rather technical) xsl:fo-Spec at the w3c.

Furthermore there is an excelent documentation at zvon.org

And Renderx has a good tutorial, although it contains some renderx-speciffic stuff http://www.renderx.com/Tests/doc/html/tutorial.html

Chris

 

[john farrow]

You are much better off with a book, this one is good:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...i1_xgl14/102-1612220-5812121?v=glance&s=books

John

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