Ken,
Sorry to have been vague in the first post. Yes, the last page
template is necessary but so is the first page. The templates have
been designed in such a way that the first page has valuable header
information and the last page has valuable footer information. The
first and last template are only valid when one and the other exist.
So in the condition that the content exceeds the only page dimensions,
then a first page template should be applied, plus an additional blank
last page.
Thanks,
Karl..
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:19 PM, G. Ken Holman
<gkholman(_at_)cranesoftwrights(_dot_)com> wrote:
At 2009-02-20 15:35 -0700, Karl Stubsjoen wrote:
Here is the scenario, and will use # of lines to give a feel for the
amount of available real estate for each conditional template:
only - 20 lines
first - 30 lines
any - 40 lines
last - 30 lines
Between 20 and 30 lines of content we have a problem. On 21-29 lines
of detail the result is just a first template. Necessary are the
summary details on the last page template. So, it is necessary to
force the last page, but how?
First I confess I'm not really confident I understand your question at all.
But I *think* you are asking how a one-page formatted document with 21-30
lines would be formatted using the last-page page master rather than the
first-page page master.
That would be achieved by ordering your conditional page masters such that
the first in document order of conditional elements to test true for 21-30
lines is the one that formats the last page rather than the one that formats
the first page:
<repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
<conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="frame-only"
page-position="only"/>
<conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="frame-last"
page-position="last"/>
<conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="frame-first"
page-position="first"/>
<conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="frame-other"/>
</repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
This is because a page with only 21-30 lines satisfies three of the four
page masters. Your responsibility as a stylesheet writer is to present the
options to the formatter *in the order you want the decision made*. The
first page master encountered to fit the criteria will be the one used by
the formatter.
There is no obligation for the stylesheet to order the page masters in the
order you've cited, but if you've used that order, then the formatter will
first be satisfied with the "first" page geometry and won't bother looking
at the "any" or "last" page masters.
In the order I've proposed the formatter will be first satisfied with the
"last" page master before looking at the "first" or "any" page master. If
there are 31 or more lines, then the "last" page master doesn't satisfy the
first 30 lines because page-position="last" isn't true when using that page
geometry, and it will correctly use the following "first" page master.
I hope I've guessed your requirement correctly and that this helps.
. . . . . . . . . . . Ken
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