[xep-support] Table captions

[Ruth Anderson]

Our tables usually have a header element  and a caption element so 
would I have a table within a table structure each with their own 
header to accomplish this. Also our caption element is formated in fo: 
list block  to get spacing between the table number and font change for 
the table caption text.
Something like this:

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We'd like the caption and the header to repeat at the top of a table 
when it breaks across several pages. Got any suggestions?
Thanks


On Apr 28, 2004, at 1:31 AM, Alexander Peshkov wrote:

> Hello Ruth,
>
> Table caption is not a repeatable element in XSL-FO. In order to
> emulate such repetition you have to use table headers. You can place
> your actual table in the single body cell of the wrapper table which
> has required caption text in the header. This header will be repeated
> at the beginning of every page.
>
> Best regards,
> Alexander Peshkov                             
> mailto:peshkov at renderx.com
> RenderX
>
>
> ra> Are there plans for future versions of XEP to support the table
> ra> captions repeating at the top of the table when a table breaks 
> across
> ra> several pages?
> ra> Thanks
> ra> Ruth
>
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