[xep-support] Forcing an "empty" block to render

[W. Eliot Kimber]

David Tolpin wrote:
>>>Another natural candidate is <fo:leader/>.
>>
>>I know I can do it with a leader, but it bugs me to have to use a leader 
>>when an empty block with a border will get the same effect with less markup.
> 
> 
> fo:leader INSIDE the empty block.

Right--which is my (admitedly small) complaint: why make me do:

<fo:block
    border-width="1pt"
    border-style="solid"
 ><fo:leader/></fo:block>

When I could do this:

<fo:block
    border-width="1pt"
    border-style="solid"
/>

Especially when I don't see anything in the spec that licenses the 
suppression of blocks that have specified a visual effect.

It's a fine point and not worth coming to blows over. And an argument 
could probably made that always having something in your blocks is good 
practice. But this feels like a "Simon Says" behavior to me.

Cheers,

E.
-- 
W. Eliot Kimber, eliot at isogen.com
Consultant, ISOGEN International

1016 La Posada Dr., Suite 240
Austin, TX  78752 Phone: 512.656.4139

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