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

From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian.rahtz@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
To: Holger.Rauch@heitec.de
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:19:41 +0000

Holger Rauch writes:
 > 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?

'cos some of the existing XSL FO renderers have problems with unspecified
columns. simple as that.

Sebastian

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- DOCBOOK-APPS: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL Style Sheets?
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