Re: [docbook-apps] variablelist, delleting blank line

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Hi,
The varlistentry template (in fo/lists.xsl) uses the attribute-set named 
'list.item.spacing' to set that space.  If you set the three attribute 
values to 0em, though, it will also affect orderedlist and itemizedlist 
items.  If you don't want that side effect, then you can customize the 
attribute values with an xsl:choose for each attribute as follows:

<xsl:attribute-set name="list.item.spacing">
  <xsl:attribute name="space-before.optimum">
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="ancestor::variablelist">0em</xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>1em</xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:attribute>
  <xsl:attribute name="space-before.minimum">
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="ancestor::variablelist">0em</xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>1em</xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:attribute>
  <xsl:attribute name="space-before.maximum">
    <xsl:choose>
      <xsl:when test="ancestor::variablelist">0em</xsl:when>
      <xsl:otherwise>1em</xsl:otherwise>
    </xsl:choose>
  </xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>

You might need to be more careful than ancestor::variablelist, however, 
because it will also affect such itemizedlists and orderedlists nested 
inside a variablelist.  Using parent::variablelist would be more specific.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lily Galle" <lily.galle@gmx.net>
To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:14 AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] variablelist, delleting blank line


>
> Hi,
>
> (I use XEP.)
>
> In the stylesheet I wrote:
>
>  <xsl:param name="variablelist.as.blocks">0</xsl:param>
>
>    <xsl:attribute-set name="normal.para.spacing">
>      <xsl:attribute name="space-before.optimum">0pt</xsl:attribute>
>      <xsl:attribute name="space-before.minimum">0pt</xsl:attribute>
>      <xsl:attribute name="space-before.maximum">0pt</xsl:attribute>
>    </xsl:attribute-set>
>
> So there is no space between different paragraphs.
>
> But if I use “variablelist”, there is a blank line produced. What should I 
> do to delete this blank line?
>
> For example in the following code there is no space between the first 
> three paragraphs. However there is a blank line (which I do not want.) 
> before paragraph 4, because the paragraph 4 uses “variablelist”.
>
> The code is written like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <book version="5.0" xml:lang="de" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook";
>    xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude";>
>
>    <title>book title</title>
>
>    <chapter>
>        <title>chapter title</title>
>        <para>
>            Paragraph 1: Mangagement has different types.
>        </para>
>
>        <para>
>           Paragraph 2:  What are the effects?
>        </para>
>
>        <para>
>            Paragraph 3:  Let us see it in detail.
>        </para>
>
>        <variablelist>
>                <varlistentry>
>                    <term>Types</term>
>                    <listitem>
>                    <para>
>                Paragraph 4: There are some different types of  management.
>                    </para>
>                    </listitem>
>                </varlistentry>
>        </variablelist>
>        <variablelist>
>
>            <varlistentry>
>                <term>Effects</term>
>                <listitem>
>                    <para>
>                        Paragraph 5: Effects are shown here.
>                    </para>
>                </listitem>
>            </varlistentry>
>        </variablelist>
>    </chapter>
>   </book>
>
>
> (Part of) the output looks like this:
>
> Paragraph 1: Mangagement has different types.
> Paragraph 2: What are the effects?
> Paragraph 3: Let us see it in detail.
>
> Types Paragraph 4: There are some different types of management.
>
> Effects Paragraph 5: Effects are shown here.
>
>
> Thanks for any help!
> Lily
>
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