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Subject: RE: Footnotes with shared bodies
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:42:56 -0400
Message-ID: <0C73F0251F73EE478071849626186D68D98AE0@NIHCESMLBX6.nih.gov>
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Thread-Topic: Footnotes with shared bodies
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From: "Brown, Phyllis \(NIH/NIEHS\) [C]" <BrownP2@niehs.nih.gov>
To: <fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org>

Hi,

I agree that markers may be your best bet.  For FOP 0.93 I know markers =
work in PDF, and they do not work in RTF.  I don't know about any other =
outputs.  We use markers for footnotes based on information in tables.  =
You define the static-content for your xsl-region-after with a =
retrieve-marker.  Then each time you have a reason for that footnote, =
just define your marker and it will automatically be placed in the =
xsl-region-after.  You can define the retrieve-marker to be on single =
pages or to carryover and you blank out the marker data when not needed. =
 The trick may be if you have multiple footnotes, you'll need to define =
multiple retrieve-markers or have a way of knowing you need multiple =
"footnotes" in your single marker.

                    Phyllis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vincent Hennebert [mailto:vincent.hennebert@anyware-tech.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:17 AM
To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org
Subject: Re: Footnotes with shared bodies


Hi Andrea,

Andrea Aime a =E9crit :
> Hi,
> in one application I have the need to have multiple footnotes,
> all having the same inline element (say "(1)") refer the same
> body in the page footer area. Basically, this is a catalogue,
> and footnotes are used to provide extra informations. Many
> articles in the same page may have the same accessory information,
> that we want to write just once at the end of the page.
>=20
> The list is long, so the list may overflow on the next page,
> if so, the foot element will have to be repeated again.
>=20
> I don't think this is supported by xsl-fo, but I have would
> be happy to be proven wrong.

It seems that markers should do the trick (fo:marker,
fo:retrieve-table-marker), but having never played with them I can't say
for sure. Perhaps someone having some experience with them will be able
to help you.


> If not supported, how difficult would it be to alter FOP
> in order to support this requirement? Could you give me any
> hint/direction?
>=20
> Oh, the list of articles is in a table, so I would have to
> fix footnotes not working within a table too (I see there's
> an open bug with attached patches there, but for some reason
> it has been lingering for over an year...).

Hmmm, indeed. I'm just learning its existence :-\ Well, given the heavy
changes that are being performed in this area, I'm afraid it might
become unapplicable soon. A fix shouldn't be expected before... some =
time.


HTH,
Vincent


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