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Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages


Kenneth,

Not suprising, you fo code contains XSLT code as well. The XSLT processor 
was supposed to substitute the line

  <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>

with the title of your document.


Regards,

Jens


On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Kenneth Johansson wrote:

> Thanks alot!
> 
> I have now a lovely image on my title page!
> 
> However, it seems I can't persuade <fo:block-container> to show my title.
> 
> I've tried this just to get it on the page but it just won't show up. Its in the fo-source but when I use fop it doesn't show up in the pdf-file.
> 
> <fo:block-container absolute-position="fixed" top="240mm" left="100mm">
>   <fo:block
>     margin-top="3in"
>     margin-left="{$page.margin.inner}" 
>     margin-right="{$page.margin.outer}"
>     text-align="center"
>     color="black" 
>     font-weight="bold"
>     font-family="{$title.font.family}" 
>     font-size="30pt">
>     <xsl:value-of select="$title"/>
>   </fo:block>
> </fo:block-container>
> 
> I've tried some variations on this but nothing works.
> 
> Doesn't fop support <fo:block-container>?
> 
> best regards,
> 
> /Kenneth
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Cramer [mailto:dcramer@motive.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 23:43
> > To: Kenneth Johansson; DOCBOOK-APPS
> > Subject: RE: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> > 
> > 
> > Hi there,
> > I just experimented with my full page cover customization that 
> > you mention and fop and got it to work with a bitmap (jpg), but 
> > not with an eps. When I use an .eps, nothing shows up--perhaps 
> > fop doesn't support .eps? Since I don't really use fop, I can't 
> > answer that. 
> > 
> > Note: Be sure you have the jimi classes installed with fop, or 
> > none of your images show up. 
> > 
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.pdf
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.fo
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/test.xml
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/covertest.xsl
> > http://www.thingbag.net/docbook/motivecover.jpg 
> > 
> > I think to do a real full page cover, you have to have new 
> > pagemasters with 0" margins. 
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Johansson [mailto:ke-joh@sectra.se] 
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:16 AM
> > To: DOCBOOK-APPS
> > Subject: [docbook-apps] Trouble with title pages
> > 
> > I've been trying to set up a title page but I've had no success 
> > when trying to add an image to it. I've generated a titlepage template: 
> > 
> > <t:templates xmlns:t="http://nwalsh.com/docbook/xsl/template/1.0"
> > base-stylesheet="C:/tools/lib/docbook-xsl/docbook-xsl-1.58.1/fo/do
> > cbook.xsl">
> > 
> > <t:variable name="section.autonumber" select="true()"/>  
> > 
> > <t:titlepage element="book" wrapper='fo:block' >         
> >     <t:titlepage-content side='recto'>                   
> >       <title predicate="[1]"/>
> >       <subtitle predicate="[1]"/>                        
> >       <author/>
> >       <contrib/>
> > 
> >       <edition/>
> >       <copyright/>                                       
> >       <pubdate/>
> >       <revision/>
> >       <mediaobject/>
> >     </t:titlepage-content>
> >   </t:titlepage>
> > </t:templates>
> > 
> > In my book I've this bookinfo and more:
> > 
> > <bookinfo>
> >   <title>Installation Guide Conrad PACS interface</title>
> >     <mediaobject>
> >       <textobject>
> > 	<para>foo</para>
> >       </textobject>
> >       <imageobject>
> > 	<imagedata fileref="218.jpg" format="JPEG"></imagedata>
> >       </imageobject>
> >     </mediaobject>
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > </bookinfo>
> > 
> > The JPEG-file is located in the same directory as the XML-file. 
> > Is this correct? I haven't found any good examples on this and I 
> > am not very experienced yet.
> > 
> > What I really want to do is something similar to what David 
> > Cramer suggested in:
> > http://www.dpawson.co.uk/docbook/styling/titlepage.html#d1466e176 
> > but I haven't got it working either.
> > 
> > My title page should look something like my attachment but nicer.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > /Kenneth
> > 
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > Kenneth Johansson	Technical Documentation Manager
> > Sectra Imtec AB
> > Teknikringen 2		E-mail: ke-joh AT sectra DOT se
> > SE-583 30 Linköping	Phone:	+46 13 23 52 00
> > SWEDEN			Web:	http://www.sectra.se
> > 
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