Re: [docbook] Question to cutomization of docbook-xsl

[David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>]

> I didn't see anything in the page sequence for preface that
> would cause that behavior.  So I looked at the next page
> sequence (for the first chapter), and it includes this property:
>
> initial-page-number="1"
>
> When I edited the fo to change that to "2" or "4", there was no
> extra blank page.  When I changed it to "3" or "5", it came back.
>
> I found this to be very strange, especially since FOP, XEP, and
> Antenna House all exhibit the same behavior.  It seems that
> the FO processors cannot output two odd-numbered pages in
> a row, even when you explicitly ask for it.

Is 'force-page-count' set to 'no-force'? It is 'auto' by default, which
means the behaviour you are experiencing. 'force-page-count="no-force"'
must be set on the page-sequence for the preface.

David Tolpin
http://davidashen.net/