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Subject: Re: [xsl] Thumb grips From: "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:25:31 -0500 |
I would approach this the same way that I approach bleeds with XSL-FO: using absolutely-positioned block containers. This construct will allow you to position any rectangular marks you need by positioning and sizing the block container, then filling it with a bordered area. The sizing can be done arithmetically in your XSLT, so you should have no problems. I hope this helps. . . . . . . . . . . . Ken On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 09:55, Gustaf Liljegren <gustaf@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > Not sure if "thumb grips" is really the term... :-) I once helped publish an > annual reference book with XSL FO where parts of the right margin is punched > out, like in a phone book. The printer/bookbinder needs line marks in the > PDF at the points where the thumb grips need to be punched out. I use to do > this by manually adding comments in the PDF. That is, I draw short > horizontal lines near the outer margin at a dozen places in the finished > PDF. > > The printer is always grumpy about me using PDF comments for these markings, > but I'm not sure if it's possible to do in PDF. That's my question: is it > possible in XSL FO to add horizontal lines with a certain length, at exact > locations in the outer margin on each page immediately preceding a new > chapter? > > The stylesheet manages to add labels to the thumb grips, by dividing the > page height with the number of chapters. Each thumb grip may be equal in > height. I'd like to hear your ideas on how to to solve this in XSL FO. > > Gustaf > > -- Training tools: Comprehensive interactive XSLT/XPath 1.0/2.0 video G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/z/ Male Cancer Awareness Nov'07 http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/z/bc Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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