Re: [docbook-apps] Re: [docbook] DocBook list items display with extra line break using FO XSL

[Noah Slater <nslater@gmail.com>]

I have tried this previously and it does not work. Removing the extra
block element seems to have no effect at all.

On 1/30/06, cstrong@arielpartners.com <cstrong@arielpartners.com> wrote:
> If you want both multiple paragraphs and aligned items you will probably
> have to override the xsl:template for listitem in lists.xsl in the
> xslt/fo directory.
>
> You can see how the match="listitem/simpara" template works and
> then provide your own template that matches "listitem/para" and
> does much the same processing (i.e. avoiding the extra fo:block).
>
> I haven't the source code in front of me now, so consider the above
> a vague from-memory approximation.
>
> There are lots of helpful pointers here:
> http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/styling/custom.html
>
> --Craeg
>
> > So how am I to have multiple paragraphs per list item?
> >
> > On 1/30/06, cstrong@arielpartners.com <cstrong@arielpartners.com> wrote:
> >> Right.  Check the DTD/RelaxNG schema to be sure, but I believe
> >> only one simpara is allowed per list item.  That is the point of SIMple
> >> PARAgraph, after all..
> >>
> >> hth,
> >>
> >> --Craeg
> >>
> >> > Thanks for the reply, this certainly does seem to effect the display -
> >> > but it is still broken when you use more than one simpara - see
> >> > attachment.
> >> >
> >> > On 1/30/06, Craeg Strong <cstrong@arielpartners.com> wrote:
> >> >> Hello:
> >> >>
> >> >> There are two main variations:
> >> >> <orderedlist spacing="compact">
> >> >>  <listitem><simpara>foo</simpara></listitem>
> >> >>  <listitem><simpara>bar</simpara></listitem>
> >> >> </orderedlist>
> >> >>
> >> >> and
> >> >>
> >> >> <orderedlist>
> >> >>   <listitem><para>biz</para></listitem>
> >> >>   <listitem><para>baz</para></listitem>
> >> >> </orderedlist>
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe the latter is what will give you the output below.
> >> >> The former is what will give you what you actually wanted/expected.
> >> >>
> >> >> hope this helps,
> >> >>
> >> >> --Craeg
> >> >>
> >> >> Noah Slater wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sorry, for the cross post - I didn't know which list this belongs
> >> in.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Using the standard FO xsl to transform a simple document via
> >> >> > passivetex I notice that list items end up with two <fo:block>
> >> >> > elements around them. This results in some odd display issues as
> >> you
> >> >> > can see from the attached screenshot.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Does anyone know what is going on here? Are the two block items
> >> >> > intentional and processor is messing up conversion, or do the
> >> >> > stylesheets need changing?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thank you,
> >> >> > Noah
> >> >> >
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