[xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.

[David Prokopetz]

Interesting.  I'm not quite sure how to integrate what you're suggesting
with the standard DocBook templates, tho'.

Hmmm.  I neglected to specify that I'm working with DocBook documents,
didn't I?  I knew I was forgetting something important.

  - David PRokopetz.

Kees de Grauw wrote:
> David,
> 
> There are better ways to do this.
> Have al look at the examples in the folder XEP\examples\pagination.
> There you'll find examples of the regular methods to handle this.
> 
> In "franklin_2pageseqs.fo" left and right (and center) pages are defined
> with:
>     <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="run2">
>       <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>         <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>           master-reference="headers_center"
>           page-position="first" />
>         <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>           master-reference="headers_right"
>           odd-or-even="odd" />
>         <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
>           master-reference="headers_left"
>           odd-or-even="even" />
>       </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>     </fo:page-sequence-master>
>   </fo:layout-master-set>
> 
> 
> In "basic2.fo" headers are defined with:
>   <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
> 
> Hopes this helps, Kees
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xep-support at renderx.com
> [mailto:owner-xep-support at renderx.com]On Behalf Of David Prokopetz
> Sent: Friday, 21 July 2006 05:05
> To: xep-support at renderx.com
> Subject: [xep-support] Newbie questions about setting up headers.
> 
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I'm a complete newbie - I just started learning XSL two days ago - so
> please bear with me if these are really obvious questions...
> 
> 1. I'm trying to create a header that puts the title of the book on the
> left side of even pages, and the title of the current chapter on the
> right side of odd pages.  The following *appears* to work, but I have no
> idea if this is the proper or accepted way to do it, or if it's going to
> create weird side-effects down the road.  Does this look right?
> 
> <xsl:template name="header.content">
>    <xsl:param name="pageclass" select="''" />
>    <xsl:param name="sequence" select="''" />
>    <xsl:param name="position" select="''" />
>    <xsl:param name="gentext-key" select="''" />
>    <fo:block>
>      <xsl:choose>
>        <xsl:when test="$pageclass = 'titlepage'">
>          <!--no header on title pages-->
>        </xsl:when>
>        <xsl:when test="$position = 'left' and
>                        ($sequence = 'even' or $sequence = 'blank')">
>          <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::book"
>                               mode="object.title.markup" />
>        </xsl:when>
>        <xsl:when test="$position = 'right' and
>                        ($sequence = 'odd' or $sequence = 'first')">
>          <xsl:apply-templates select="ancestor-or-self::chapter"
>                               mode="object.title.markup" />
>        </xsl:when>
>        <xsl:otherwise>
>          <!-- no header -->
>        </xsl:otherwise>
>      </xsl:choose>
>    </fo:block>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> 2. Is there any way to apply a background image to headers and footers?
>   There's a running pattern I want to apply behind the header and footer
> text, going right up to the edges of the page; I've figured out how to
> insert individual graphics - like logos and such - into headers, but I'm
> stumped as to how to get them to run behind the text.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>   - David Prokopetz.
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