Re: [docbook-apps] striped table border colors

I realize it has been several months since I broached this subject. As this was a back-burner issue I have only recently revisited this. However, I have not been able to generate the results I had hoped for yet.

I am trying to customize the fo/table.xsl to address the cell.border.color as is the subject here.

My first question is that there seem to be two areas that refer to table.cell.properties, I am assuming the one I want is the 2nd one following the  comment.

OK, now from the comment, and some dabbling, should I assume the right approach is to add that structure to my custom layer... or do I want to modify the table.xsl straight away?

The second and biggest problem I am having is that I am not sure what the right 'call' to get the column separators other than black.

My first attempt as illustrated in my first letter:

<xsl:attribute name="border-right">0.5pt white</xsl:attribute> <xsl:attribute name="border-left">0.5pt white</xsl:attribute>

did not work, but seems like it might be going down the right road.

I have tried something along these lines:

<xsl:call-template name="border">

<xsl:with-param name="table.cell.border.color" select="'white'"/>

</xsl:call-template>

Not to throw more confusion at this with bad code, than necessary. What would be the correct structure to get the the column rules to turn white?

I wonder if you might be able to supply some example of the code to do that?

I hope that is not too much to ask, but it would really help as I have run into a wall here.

Thank you kindly!

/G.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net>
To: docbook-apps <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>; Gregorio Pevaco <gpevaco@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 1:55 am
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] striped table border colors

Hi Gregorio,

Borders within a table are set on table cells, not on rows. I believe the reason for that must be cell spans, which can put the bottom of a cell in one row in the next row or several rows.

Customize the template 'table.cell.properties' from fo/table.xsl to set the custom borders.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net

----- Original Message -----

From: Gregorio Pevaco

To: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org

Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:05 PM

Subject: [docbook-apps] striped table border colors

Hello:

I have a particular style of table I am attempting to generate into PDF using the fo stylesheets.
Specifically I am getting custom striped rows, but I also need to generate white rowsep/colsep or cell borders. I am trying to do this in my custom layer, and here is a piece of the xsl:

<xsl:template name="table.row.properties">

<xsl:variable name="tabstyle">

<xsl:call-template name="tabstyle"/>

</xsl:variable>

<xsl:variable name="rownum">

<xsl:number from="tgroup" count="row"/>

</xsl:variable>

<xsl:choose>

<xsl:when test="$tabstyle = 'striped'">

<xsl:if test="$rownum mod 2 = 0">

<xsl:attribute name="background-color">#939598</xsl:attribute>



<xsl:attribute name="border-right">0.5pt white</xsl:attribute>

<xsl:attribute name="border-left">0.5pt white</xsl:attribute>

</xsl:if>

<xsl:if test="$rownum mod 2 != 0">

<xsl:attribute name="background-color">#bcbec0</xsl:attribute>



</xsl:if>

</xsl:when>

</xsl:choose>

</xsl:template>

Obviously this is not working, the portions following  are simply variations of my attempts to get some sort of change to the table.cell.properties,

however I could not find any sort of combination to get the result I wish for, which would be white colored rules between the cells of the table.

Is this even possible? Any suggestions?

Thank you for taking the time to read my questions.

/Gregorio

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