[xep-support] Confusion with FO tables and XEP

[David Tolpin]

Jim,

> SUMMARY OF PROBLEM 1) The (vertical) distance between the paragraph 
> preceding a table and the actual caption of the table does not change, no 
> matter what I have tried.  For reasons of document usability, I really 
> would like to have a bit of space between the preceding text and the caption.

table-caption generates a reference area. space-before.conditionality is 'discard'
by default. If you really need to adjust the distance this way in your stylesheets,
specify space-before.conditionality="retain" on the block with space-before.
> 
> SUMMARY OF PROBLEM 2) In the first table in my document, the left margin of 
> text in the table cells is exactly what I would like them all to be.  In 
> the second and third tables, the left margin within table cells (all of 
> them!) has been increased by something on the order of 20 or 30 points.  In 
> the fourth and fifth tables, the margins are back to "expected".  I have 
> not checked all of my tables (this document has 52 tables), but a random 
> sampling suggests no particular pattern.  The following two snippets are 
> taken from the first and second tables, respectively:

Starting with version 3.3, I think, XEP2_COMPATIBLE_MODE=false by default,
and indents are inherited through table boundaries (in accordance with XSL FO Recommendation
and against common sense). Set start-indent="0pt" end indent="0pt"
on table-body and the problem will be resolved.

> SUMMARY OF PROBLEM 3) I would like for all of my tables' left border to be 
> aligned with my pages' left margin.  Many of my tables are aligned in this 
> way, but others are not.  There does not appear to be any pattern related 
> to the tables immediately following ordinary (unindented) text or following 
> (indented) numbered rules or anything else that I can find.  I have not 
> included snippets of FO code for this problem because I have no idea what 
> would be appropriate to provide.

Put the sample on FTP somewhere and send me a link off-list.

David
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