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Subject: Re: [docbook] Blank Spaces in HTML


Joseph,

You would define the leading (space between lines) in the stylesheet, 
not in the XML file. I wish I could find exactly how to do this but I 
haven't found it yet. Perhaps someone can rattle off the exact XSLT command.

Jeff Biss

JABakken@dstsystems.com wrote:

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>I'm converting my XML into HTML Help. But on certain topics, I want extra
>space between certain lines. But from what you're saying, it sounds like if
>I insert <para>&nbsp</para> into my xml document, that that will do the
>trick. Can it be that simple?
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>                      joseph.a.gilvary@                                                                                                            
>                      census.gov               To:       docbook@lists.oasis-open.org                                                              
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>                      07/10/2003 03:44         Subject:  Re: [docbook] Blank Spaces in HTML                                                        
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>You know how in HTML you can use <p>&nbsp</p> to add a space between lines
>of text? Is there any way to do this in XML?
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>Thanks.
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>JB
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>JB,
>
>In XML, there really isn't a "blank line" because XML by itself is usually
>not
>a presentation format. As it's used in DocBook, it's content, not
>presentation.
>
>With that disclaimer out of the way, if you're generating XSL-FO to create
>a PDF,
>you can insert a line break with the Unicode &#xD;
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>If you're generating HTML you can insert the very text you cited for a
>blank line.
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>What exactly are you trying to do with the XML that makes you want a blank
>line? Knowing that might make it easier to help.
>
> Joe
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