Re: [docbook-apps] RE: [docbook] Breaking tables across pages, repeating header row

[Bob Stayton <bobs@sagehill.net>]

Saxon will convert the DocBook XML to XSL-FO, but you must be using an 
XSL-FO processor such as FOP to generate the PDF.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
bobs@sagehill.net

On 2/4/2016 9:29 AM, Emery, Norma (HGR) wrote:
> Saxon 6.5.5. Anything else you need to know?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Stayton [mailto:bobs@sagehill.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 12:20 PM
> To: Emery, Norma (HGR) <nemery@whitehangar.net>; Peter Desjardins <peter.desjardins.us@gmail.com>; DocBook Apps <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] RE: [docbook] Breaking tables across pages, repeating header row
>
> Yes, thead should be enough.  What tools are you using to process the document?
>
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> bobs@sagehill.net
>
> On 2/4/2016 7:23 AM, Emery, Norma (HGR) wrote:
> > Peter,
> >
> > Thanks for responding. Yes, the problem is with PDF. I was surprised,
> > too. I thought that thead alone would take care of this and I have
> > done no table customization.
> >
> > I’ll have a developer here take a look and see if he can diagnose the
> > problem.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Norma
> >
> > *From:*Peter Desjardins [mailto:peter.desjardins.us@gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 04, 2016 10:14 AM
> > *To:* Emery, Norma (HGR) <nemery@whitehangar.net>; DocBook Apps
> > <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
> > *Subject:* Re: [docbook] Breaking tables across pages, repeating
> > header row
> >
> > [Moving to docbook-apps list, where publishing tools and problems are
> > discussed]
> >
> > It sounds like you're having trouble with PDF output. Is that correct?
> >
> > I'm surprised that your headings are not repeated after a page break.
> > I think that is the default behavior. Table breaking across pages is
> > described here:
> >
> > http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/LongTables.html
> >
> > Do you have table customizations that might be affecting the way this works?
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Emery, Norma (HGR)
> > <nemery@whitehangar.net <mailto:nemery@whitehangar.net>> wrote:
> >
> >          I’ve searched the archives for this list and I can’t find an
> >          answer to this question.
> >
> >          I’m trying to get my table headings to repeat when the table
> >          breaks across pages.
> >
> >          I’ve looked at attributes for table, thead and row and can’t
> >          find any attribute for this.
> >
> >          I’ve also checked transform parameters and don’t see a parameter
> >          that I can set for this purpose.
> >
> >          Can anyone tell me how to accomplish this?
> >
> >          Regards,
> >
> >          Norma Emery