Re: [docbook-apps] XSLT/CSS border style specifications

[Thomas Schraitle <tom_schr@web.de>]

Hi,

On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:36:36 +1000
Xmplar <info@xmplar.biz> wrote:

> How does one control the specifications for the various border styles 
> for tables, etc. I know how to select the line styles - solid,
> dashed, double, groove, etc - but can the specific metrics for each
> of these be defined? I want to modify the line widths and spacing
> between lines for the 'double' style. (I can specify the overall
> width of line, but is there any finer metrics?) I can't find anything
> in the XSLT specification, apart from the fact that CSS properties
> apply. nor is there anything in the DB stylesheets. I'd like to know
> if this is possible for FO and HTML output.

You can set some table properties for FO by using one of the following
parameters:

  http://docbook.sf.net/release/xsl/current/doc/fo/tables.html

For HTML it is recommended to use CSS anyway. Bob's book covers tables
in chapter 30:

  http://sagehill.net/docbookxsl/Tables.html


-- 
Gruß/Regards,
    Thomas Schraitle