Re: [docbook-apps] force.blank.pages 0 messes up footers

[Tony Graham <tgraham@antenna.co.jp>]

On 06/07/2023 16:37, Kevin Dunn wrote:
> I have been using the default value, 1, for force.blank.pages but
> wanted to try setting it to 0 to conserve page count. It works as
> expected except that when a chapter starts on a verso page, the page
> numbers appear on the inside (binding side) of the page. Is there
> another stylesheet parameter that I need to set along with
> force.blank.pages to get page numbers to appear consistent on the
> outside edge of the page?
>
> I do have double.sided set to 1. Chapters that start on a recto page
>  have the page numbers correctly on the outside of the page.

I had the same problem for the Markup UK proceedings, where every paper
(<article>) starts on a verso page.

Here's a pull request that you may be able to merge into your local copy
of the stylesheet:

   https://github.com/docbook/xslt10-stylesheets/pull/197

Regards,


Tony Graham.
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Antenna House, Inc.
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