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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL StyleSheets?

From: Dave Pawson <daveP@dpawson.freeserve.co.uk>
To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:19:18 +0000

At 05:24 PM 3/19/01, Holger Rauch wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I'm curious why it's necessary to specify the colwidth attribute in
>colspec elements when working with the DocBook XSL style sheets. When
>using the DSSSL style sheets instead this is not required. Why are
>colspecs treated differently in DSSSL and XSL style sheets?


I think its for fop. It doesn't automatically handle
balancing column widths yet.

Regards DaveP

References:
- DOCBOOK-APPS: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL Style Sheets?
  - From: Holger Rauch <Holger.Rauch@heitec.de>