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(_at_)omicron(_dot_)se>
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
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