Re: [docbook-apps] how to get chapters to start on odd page?

["Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>]

On Tue, 27 May 2003, Bob Stayton wrote:

> On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 02:29:33PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > 
> >   i'm sure this must be obvious, but i don't see an option in
> > the online list of FO parameters that will force a chapter to
> > the next odd page.
> > 
> >   i *have* added double-sided as an option, if that's 
> > relevant.
> 
> Yes it is relevant, because when that parameter is set,
> you should automatically get chapters starting on the
> next odd page.  That is the default behavior of
> the fo stylesheet when double.sided is set.
> 
> In fo/component.xsl, in <xsl:template match="chapter">:
> 
>     <fo:page-sequence id="{$id}"
>       ...
>       <xsl:when test="$double.sided != 0">
>         <xsl:attribute name="initial-page-number">auto-odd</xsl:attribute>
>       </xsl:when>
> 
> In other words, if $double.sided is not zero, then
> add the attribute initial-page-number="auto-odd".
> The 'auto-odd' value should force the starting page
> for the page-sequence to the next odd page.
> Does your fo output have an initial-page-number="auto-odd"
> attribute in the fo:page-sequence elements?
> 
> Do you have other customizations that might be interfering
> with this behavior?

never mind.  for reasons unrelated to this, i upgraded to the 
next rc version of FOP, and my chapters now start on odd-numbered
pages.  that, of course, makes no sense but at this point i'm
not going to fight it.    i have other problems i'll be asking
about shortly.  one down, a few more to go.

rday

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Robert P. J. Day
Eno River Technologies
Unix, Linux and Open Source training
Waterloo, Ontario

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