[xep-support] Repeating table-column value across page boundary

[David Tolpin]

>
> I have a requirement to format a 3 column table like so:
>
> DESC   PAGE   DATE
> xxx        1           Mar 08/06
>              2           Mar 08/06
>              3           Mar 08/06
> ..

Karl,

put an absolute container into the header for the first column, and  
position it outside the area (that is, with negative bottom attribute).

> If the table requires more than one page I want to repeat the value  
> of the
> DESC column at the top of the next page (and ideally add the text  
> "cont.")
> like so:
>
> DESC   PAGE   DATE
> xxx        51         Mar 08/06
> (cont.)   52         Mar 08/06
>              53         Mar 08/06
> ..


XSL 1.1 has table markers for that; XEP will support them eventually.  
For now, a trick would be to cover the (cont.) on the first page with  
another absolute-container at the beginning of the first cell. Should  
work in most implementations.

David


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