RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages

["Kenneth Johansson" <ke-joh at sectra dot se>]

It was a snippet from a XSLT stylesheet.

/Kenneth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jens Stavnstrup [mailto:js at ddre dot dk]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:10
> To: Kenneth Johansson
> Cc: DOCBOOK-APPS
> Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> 
> 
> Kenneth,
> 
> Well it works, if this snippet was extracted from a XSLT 
> stylesheet. However if this is part f the generated fo code then it 
> doesn't works.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jens
> 
> 
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Kenneth Johansson wrote:
> 
> > But this code worked perfectly without <fo:block-container>.
> > 
> > > >   <fo:block
> > > >     margin-top="3in"
> > > >     margin-left="{$page.margin.inner}" 
> > > >     margin-right="{$page.margin.outer}"
> > > >     text-align="center"
> > > >     color="black" 
> > > >     font-weight="bold"
> > > >     font-family="{$title.font.family}" 
> > > >     font-size="30pt">
> > > >     <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
> > > >   </fo:block>
> > 
> > Why shouldn't it work now?
> > 
> > /Kenneth  
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jens Stavnstrup [mailto:js at ddre dot dk]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 09:44
> > > To: Kenneth Johansson
> > > Cc: David Cramer; DOCBOOK-APPS
> > > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Kenneth,
> > > 
> > > Not suprising, you fo code contains XSLT code as well. The 
> XSLT processor 
> > > was supposed to substitute the line
> > > 
> > >   <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
> > > 
> > > with the title of your document.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Jens
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Kenneth Johansson wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Thanks alot!
> > > > 
> > > > I have now a lovely image on my title page!
> > > > 
> > > > However, it seems I can't persuade <fo:block-container> to show 
> > > my title.
> > > > 
> > > > I've tried this just to get it on the page but it just won't 
> > > show up. Its in the fo-source but when I use fop it doesn't show 
> > > up in the pdf-file.
> > > > 
> > > > <fo:block-container absolute-position="fixed" top="240mm" 
> left="100mm">
> > > >   <fo:block
> > > >     margin-top="3in"
> > > >     margin-left="{$page.margin.inner}" 
> > > >     margin-right="{$page.margin.outer}"
> > > >     text-align="center"
> > > >     color="black" 
> > > >     font-weight="bold"
> > > >     font-family="{$title.font.family}" 
> > > >     font-size="30pt">
> > > >     <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
> > > >   </fo:block>
> > > > </fo:block-container>
> > > > 
> > > > I've tried some variations on this but nothing works.
> > > > 
> > > > Doesn't fop support <fo:block-container>?
> > > > 
> > > > best regards,
> > > > 
> > > > /Kenneth
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: David Cramer [mailto:dcramer at motive dot com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 23:43
> > > > > To: Kenneth Johansson; DOCBOOK-APPS
> > > > > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > I just experimented with my full page cover customization that 
> > > > > you mention and fop and got it to work with a bitmap (jpg), but 
> > > > > not with an eps. When I use an .eps, nothing shows up--perhaps 
> > > > > fop doesn't support .eps? Since I don't really use fop, I can't 
> > > > > answer that. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Note: Be sure you have the jimi classes installed with fop, or 
> > > > > none of your images show up. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.pdf
> > > > > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.fo
> > > > > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.xml
> > > > > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/covertest.xsl
> > > > > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/motivecover.jpg 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I think to do a real full page cover, you have to have new 
> > > > > pagemasters with 0" margins. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > David
> > > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kenneth Johansson [mailto:ke-joh at sectra dot se] 
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:16 AM
> > > > > To: DOCBOOK-APPS
> > > > > Subject: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've been trying to set up a title page but I've had no success 
> > > > > when trying to add an image to it. I've generated a titlepage 
> > > template: 
> > > > > 
> > > > > <t:templates xmlns:t="http://nwalsh.com/docbook/xsl/template/1.0";
> > > > > base-stylesheet="C:/tools/lib/docbook-xsl/docbook-xsl-1.58.1/fo/do
> > > > > cbook.xsl">
> > > > > 
> > > > > <t:variable name="section.autonumber" select="true()"/>  
> > > > > 
> > > > > <t:titlepage element="book" wrapper='fo:block' >         
> > > > >     <t:titlepage-content side='recto'>                   
> > > > >       <title predicate="[1]"/>
> > > > >       <subtitle predicate="[1]"/>                        
> > > > >       <author/>
> > > > >       <contrib/>
> > > > > 
> > > > >       <edition/>
> > > > >       <copyright/>                                       
> > > > >       <pubdate/>
> > > > >       <revision/>
> > > > >       <mediaobject/>
> > > > >     </t:titlepage-content>
> > > > >   </t:titlepage>
> > > > > </t:templates>
> > > > > 
> > > > > In my book I've this bookinfo and more:
> > > > > 
> > > > > <bookinfo>
> > > > >   <title>Installation Guide Conrad PACS interface</title>
> > > > >     <mediaobject>
> > > > >       <textobject>
> > > > > 	<para>foo</para>
> > > > >       </textobject>
> > > > >       <imageobject>
> > > > > 	<imagedata fileref="218.jpg" format="JPEG"></imagedata>
> > > > >       </imageobject>
> > > > >     </mediaobject>
> > > > > .
> > > > > .
> > > > > .
> > > > > </bookinfo>
> > > > > 
> > > > > The JPEG-file is located in the same directory as the XML-file. 
> > > > > Is this correct? I haven't found any good examples on this and I 
> > > > > am not very experienced yet.
> > > > > 
> > > > > What I really want to do is something similar to what David 
> > > > > Cramer suggested in:
> > > > > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/styling/titlepage.html#d1466e176 
> > > > > but I haven't got it working either.
> > > > > 
> > > > > My title page should look something like my attachment but nicer.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > 
> > > > > /Kenneth
> > > > > 
> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > Kenneth Johansson	Technical Documentation Manager
> > > > > Sectra Imtec AB
> > > > > Teknikringen 2		E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
> > > > > SE-583 30 Linköping	Phone:	+46 13 23 52 00
> > > > > SWEDEN			Web:	http://www.sectra.se
> > > > > 
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