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

["Emery, Norma (HGR)" <nemery@whitehangar.net>]

Bob,
OK, it is working now. Pilot error -- I was editing the wrong table.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Norma

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Stayton [mailto:bobs@sagehill.net] 
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2016 12:39 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

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
>>