[xep-support] Image placement in a 2 column spread

[Eliot Kimber]

John Barrett wrote:

> I have many XML documents that I'm laying out into a 2 column spread.
> Easy enough.  The documents also have a handful of images that must
> appear at the top of the second column, on each page.  This is where
> I am having some issues.  I have attempted a couple of solutions
> without much luck, with the exception of counting characters, and
> forcing column-breaks when I get close to filling a column.  This
> works, for about 80% of the cases, but it seems rather hacky, and it
> still leaves 20% of the files that need to be hand edited.  Any ideas
> on how I can accomplish this?

There is currently no way to force graphics to float to the top of a 
specific column using XSL-FO. It would be up to implementations to offer 
an extension analogous to column-wide footnotes.

Cheers,

E.
-- 
W. Eliot Kimber
Professional Services
Innodata Isogen
9030 Research Blvd, #410
Austin, TX 78758
(512) 372-8122

eliot at innodata-isogen.com
www.innodata-isogen.com

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