Re: [docbook-apps] Detecting last page

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

The XSL-FO standard and processors support page-position="last", but the DocBook 
stylesheets do not use it out of the box.  This change would require some 
customization to add a simple-page-master and modifying the page-sequence-master to 
include it, something like this:

   <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="body-custom">
     <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
       <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="body-first"
                                             page-position="first"/>
       <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="body-last"
                                             page-position="last"/>
       <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="body-odd"
                                             page-position="rest"
                                             odd-or-even="odd"/>
       <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="body-even"
                                             page-position="rest"
                                             odd-or-even="even"/>
     </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
   </fo:page-sequence-master>

I presume you want to put the legalnotice in the static content on that page, so its 
simple-page-master will need a larger bottom body margin and bottom extent.  You'll 
need to name the bottom region differently, and then add a new fo:static-content to a 
custom version of the 'running.foot.mode' template.  If you define that static content 
directly, you won't need to put the content in the 'footer.content' template.

All this is a lot of trouble, of course.  You might consider inserting an fo:footnote 
at the end of a custom template matching on article.  That will still place the 
content at the bottom of the last page.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: DeanNelson@aol.com
To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:13 PM
Subject: [docbook-apps] Detecting last page


All,

I need to detect the last page (not back page) in my article style sheets so I can put 
a legalnotice at the bottom of the last page. Any ideas?  (FOP 1.0, DB 4.5)

It appears that pageclass does everything except "last page".

Regards,
Dean Nelson