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    By: Hannes Hirzel

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XSL-FO page layouts

Module by: Hannes Hirzel. E-mail the author

Summary: This modules gives examples how layouts are defined in XSL FO (XSL Formatting Objects).

Introduction

In the element fo:layout-master-set and its children called page-masters the page layouts are defined.

Page-masters have the role of describing the intended subdivisions of a page and the geometry of these subdivisions. In the examples given in this module there is only one page-master element - the fo:simple-page-master element. When using it in an XSL-FO document all pages will have that layout.

The following examples are simple but complete layout specifications. Only one page layout called 'simple' is specified.

Examples

Minimal example (A4 page)

<fo:layout-master-set>

    <fo:simple-page-master 
        master-name="simple"
        page-width="210mm" 
        page-height="297mm">

        <fo:region-body/>

    </fo:simple-page-master>

</fo:layout-master-set>
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With two columns

<fo:layout-master-set>

    <fo:simple-page-master 
        master-name="simple"
        page-width="210mm" 
        page-height="297mm">

        <fo:region-body column-count="2" />

    </fo:simple-page-master>

</fo:layout-master-set>

Note:

In the content if you want for example a title to span both columns you have to include it in a fo block with the attribute span="all".

With margins specified

Definition of page size and margins

<fo:layout-master-set>
    <fo:simple-page-master master-name="simple"
                  page-height="29.7cm"
                  page-width="21cm"
                  margin-top="1cm"
                  margin-bottom="2cm"
                  margin-left="2.5cm"
                  margin-right="2.5cm">
    </fo:simple-page-master>
 </fo:layout-master-set>

With header (region-before) and footer (region-after)

Definition of page with header and footer

<fo:layout-master-set>

    <fo:simple-page-master master-name="simple"
                  page-height="29.7cm"
                  page-width="21cm"
                  margin-top="1cm"
                  margin-bottom="2cm"
                  margin-left="2.5cm"
                  margin-right="2.5cm">

      <fo:region-body margin-top="3cm"
                  margin-bottom="1.5cm"/>

      <fo:region-before extent="3cm"/>

      <fo:region-after extent="1.5cm"/>

    </fo:simple-page-master>
 
 </fo:layout-master-set>

Note:

The space for the header and footer is taken from the <fo:region-body /> area. Thus this has to be compensated in the definition of <fo:region-body /> by adding margins of at least the extent of the header (margin-top="3cm") and footer (margin-bottom="1.5cm").

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