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Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] centered table problem


I think setting the table width to a hard value is necessary for that workaround to 
work.  Setting table width to 50% means 50% of the table's context, which is a table 
cell of variable width.  Too many variables.  8^)

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Catterall" <ron@catterall.net>
To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:36 AM
Subject: [docbook-apps] centered table problem


> Hi all (especially Bob)
>
> I have a problem centering a table on a page of FO-->PDF output using
> XEP 4.18  (Saxon 6.5.5 and latest Docbook 5 NS style sheet)
>
> With no customization this table gives the expected result - see
> attached file not_centered.jpg
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE article>
> <article xml:id="ARTICLE" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook";
> version="5.0" xml:lang="EN">
> <info><title>Title of article</title></info>
> <sect1 xml:id="SECT1" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook";
> version="5.0" xml:lang="EN">
>     <info><title>SECT1 TITLE</title></info>
>     <sect2 xml:id="SECT2" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook";
> version="5.0" xml:lang="EN">
>         <info><title>SECT2 TITLE</title></info>
>         <?dbfo-need height="5.5in" ?>
>         <table frame="all" xml:id="ID" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
>             <info><title>TITLE OF TABLE</title></info>
>             <?dbfo table-width="50.0%" ?>
>             <tgroup align="center" cols="4" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
>                 <colspec colname="cl" colwidth="0.5*"/>
>                 <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="1.0*"/>
>                 <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="1.5*"/>
>                 <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="2.0*"/>
>                 <spanspec align="center" nameend="c4" namest="c1"
> spanname="hspan"/>
>                 <thead><row valign="middle"><entry spanname="hspan"
> align="center">HEAD</entry></row></thead>
>                 <tfoot><row valign="middle"><entry spanname="hspan"
> align="center">FOOT</entry></row></tfoot>
>                 <tbody>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">1</entry><entry
> align="center">a</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">2</entry><entry
> align="center">b</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">3</entry><entry
> align="center">c</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">4</entry><entry
> align="center">d</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">5</entry><entry
> align="center">e</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                     <row valign="middle">
>                         <entry align="center">6</entry><entry
> align="center">f</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                         <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                     </row>
>                 </tbody>
>             </tgroup>
>         </table>
>     </sect2>
> </sect1>
> </article>
>
> Customizing using the recipe from Stayton p.474 and XEP4.18 the table is
>  off center and its width drastically reduced - see attached file
> centered.jpg
>
>   <xsl:template name="table.layout">
>     <xsl:param name="table.content"/>
>     <fo:table width="100%">
>       <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
>       <fo:table-column/>
>       <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
>       <fo:table-body start-indent="0pt">
>         <fo:table-row>
>           <fo:table-cell/>
>           <fo:table-cell>
>             <fo:table>
>               <fo:table-body start-indent="0pt">
>                 <fo:table-row><fo:table-cell><fo:block>
>                   <xsl:copy-of select="$table.content"/>
>                 </fo:block></fo:table-cell></fo:table-row>
>               </fo:table-body>
>             </fo:table>
>           </fo:table-cell>
>           <fo:table-cell/>
>         </fo:table-row>
>       </fo:table-body>
>     </fo:table>
>   </xsl:template>
>
> If I set the colwidths to 0.5cm instead of 0.5* etc the table is
> centered correctly.  It appears that the proportional widths from FO and
> CALS are interfering with each other.
>
> Does anyone know a way around this problem?
>
> Ron
> -- 
> Ron Catterall Ph.D. D.Sc.
> ron@catterall.net
> http://catterall.net
>


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> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE article>
> <article xml:id="ARTICLE" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"; version="5.0" 
> xml:lang="EN">
> <info><title>Title of article</title></info>
> <sect1 xml:id="SECT1" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"; version="5.0" 
> xml:lang="EN">
>    <info><title>SECT1 TITLE</title></info>
>    <sect2 xml:id="SECT2" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"; version="5.0" 
> xml:lang="EN">
>        <info><title>SECT2 TITLE</title></info>
>        <?dbfo-need height="5.5in" ?>
>        <table frame="all" xml:id="ID" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
>            <info><title>TITLE OF TABLE</title></info>
>            <?dbfo table-width="50.0%" ?>
>            <tgroup align="center" cols="4" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
>                <colspec colname="cl" colwidth="0.5*"/>
>                <colspec colname="c2" colwidth="1.0*"/>
>                <colspec colname="c3" colwidth="1.5*"/>
>                <colspec colname="c4" colwidth="2.0*"/>
>                <spanspec align="center" nameend="c4" namest="c1" spanname="hspan"/>
>                <thead><row valign="middle"><entry spanname="hspan" 
> align="center">HEAD</entry></row></thead>
>                <tfoot><row valign="middle"><entry spanname="hspan" 
> align="center">FOOT</entry></row></tfoot>
>                <tbody>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">1</entry><entry 
> align="center">a</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">2</entry><entry 
> align="center">b</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">3</entry><entry 
> align="center">c</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">4</entry><entry 
> align="center">d</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">5</entry><entry 
> align="center">e</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                    <row valign="middle">
>                        <entry align="center">6</entry><entry 
> align="center">f</entry><entry align="center">0</entry>
>                        <entry align="center">0</entry>
>                    </row>
>                </tbody>
>            </tgroup>
>        </table>
>    </sect2>
> </sect1>
> </article>
> 



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