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Re: Alternate page-sequences

2003-04-22 07:48:42
At 2003-04-22 10:25 -0400, Roxana Constandes wrote:
I have to create a report that has diferrent flows on odd and even pages. I am trying to create two page sequences and alternate them.

You are *really* close, Roxana,

Here is a stylesheet (simplified):
                <fo:layout-master-set>
                        <fo:simple-page-master ...
                                        master-name="OddPageMaster">
<fo:region-body margin-top="1cm" margin-bottom="2cm"/>
                                <fo:region-before extent="1cm"/>
                                    <fo:region-after extent="2cm"/>
                        </fo:simple-page-master>

                        <fo:simple-page-master ...
                                        master-name="EvenPageMaster">
<fo:region-body margin-top="4cm" margin-bottom="2cm"/>
                                <fo:region-before extent="4cm"/>
                                    <fo:region-after extent="2cm"/>
                        </fo:simple-page-master>

The above is fine, except you are using the same implicit names for each of the regions. If you want alternating *content* in those regions, you'll need to declare specific (and different) names for the regions with different content.

However, if you are only playing with margins, the above is just fine.

                        <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="PageMaster">
                                <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>

<fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="OddPageMaster"

page-position="any" odd-or-even="odd" />

<fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="EvenPageMaster"

page-position="any" odd-or-even="even" />
                                </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
                        </fo:page-sequence-master>
                </fo:layout-master-set>

Everything above is also just fine for alternating the geometries.

                <fo:page-sequence master-reference="OddPageMaster">
...
                <fo:page-sequence master-reference="EvenPageMaster">
...
But it doesn't work.
First, I get all pages for OddPageMaster (on both odd and even pages) and then I get the output for EvenPageMaster.

Which is *exactly* what you asked for.

What I want is to alternate them.

Then all you need is to do is ask that the page-sequence obtain its geometries from the page-sequence-master and *not* from the page geometry declarations:

                <fo:page-sequence master-reference="PageMaster">

And you will only need one of these since that page sequence master is obtaining the evens and odds for you.

I hope this helps.

.......................... Ken



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