Re: [docbook-apps] Table Center

[Frank Arensmeier <farensmeier@gmail.com>]

26 mar 2014 kl. 15:36 skrev Rogério Rosa <rogerio.rosa@eixodigital.com>:

> Thanks,
> 
> However I need to ask if that works with apache fop ? I am getting some strange behaviour, the table is centred but
> it shrinks in comparison with the desired size. 
> 
> Any ideias ?
> 

Would it be possible for you to show us the relevant XSL:FO code for the table? Maybe there is some unwanted space applied on the surrounding table cell?

Cheers,
/frank

> Thanks in advance.
> Best Regards,
> 
> On Mar 26, 2014, at 2:15 PM, DeanNelson@aol.com wrote:
> 
>> Here is what I use in my stylesheets.
>>  
>> Regards
>> Dean Nelson
>>  
>>  
>> <!-- center tables in print, from p. 474 in Stayton: --> 
>> <xsl:template name="table.layout"> 
>>  <xsl:param name="table.content"/> 
>>     <xsl:choose>
>>      <xsl:when test="self::table[@align = 'center']">
>>    <fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed"> 
>> <!--    <fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed" border="solid">  -->
>>    <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
>>    <xsl:choose>
>>     <xsl:when test="self::table[@width]">
>>       <fo:table-column column-width="{@width}"/> 
>>       <xsl:message>Table width set to <xsl:value-of select="@width"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:message>
>>     </xsl:when>
>>     <xsl:otherwise>
>>      <fo:table-column/> 
>>       <xsl:message>Table width NOT set.</xsl:message>
>>     </xsl:otherwise>
>>    </xsl:choose>
>>    <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/> 
>>    <fo:table-body  start-indent="0pt"> 
>>          <fo:table-row> 
>>            <fo:table-cell column-number="2"> 
>>              <fo:table> 
>>                <fo:table-body start-indent="0pt"> 
>>                  <fo:table-row><fo:table-cell><fo:block> 
>>                    <xsl:copy-of select="$table.content"/> 
>>                  </fo:block></fo:table-cell></fo:table-row> 
>>                </fo:table-body> 
>>              </fo:table> 
>>            </fo:table-cell> 
>>             </fo:table-row> 
>>      </fo:table-body> 
>>     </fo:table> 
>>         </xsl:when>
>>      <xsl:when test="self::table[@align = 'right']">
>>    <fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed"> 
>>    <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
>>    <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/> 
>>    <xsl:choose>
>>     <xsl:when test="self::table[@width]">
>>       <fo:table-column column-width="{@width}"/> 
>>       <xsl:message>Table width set to <xsl:value-of select="@width"></xsl:value-of> </xsl:message>
>>     </xsl:when>
>>     <xsl:otherwise>
>>      <fo:table-column/> 
>>       <xsl:message>Table width NOT set.</xsl:message>
>>     </xsl:otherwise>
>>    </xsl:choose>
>>    <fo:table-body  start-indent="0pt"> 
>>          <fo:table-row> 
>>            <fo:table-cell column-number="3"> 
>>              <fo:table> 
>>                <fo:table-body start-indent="0pt"> 
>>                  <fo:table-row><fo:table-cell><fo:block> 
>>                    <xsl:copy-of select="$table.content"/> 
>>                  </fo:block></fo:table-cell></fo:table-row> 
>>                </fo:table-body> 
>>              </fo:table> 
>>            </fo:table-cell> 
>>             </fo:table-row> 
>>      </fo:table-body> 
>>     </fo:table> 
>>         </xsl:when>
>>   <xsl:otherwise> 
>>    <xsl:copy-of select="$table.content"/> 
>>   </xsl:otherwise>
>>     </xsl:choose>
>> </xsl:template>
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> In a message dated 3/26/2014 7:05:43 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, farensmeier@gmail.com writes:
>> 26 mar 2014 kl. 14:09 skrev Rogério Rosa <rogerio.rosa@eixodigital.com>:
>> 
>> > Hello,
>> > 
>> > I am having a hard time to centre a table when the width is less than 100%. There is any way to centre it?
>> > 
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> > Best Regards,
>> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> I suppose you are talking about PDF output, right? My understanding is that this depends on the FO engine you are using. Both RenderX and FOP need some tweaks whereas AH Formatter has support for center aligned tables out of the box. You should read about table alignment here:
>> 
>> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/TableAlignment.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> /frank
>> 
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