[xep-support] Maximum Change Version in footer by page

jalinares at cox.net jalinares at cox.net
Mon Oct 1 06:59:49 PDT 2007


Now that I can show the max version of change that occurs on the page in the footer is there a way to create a table of contents type object listing each page with version that appears in its footer?


---- jalinares at cox.net wrote: 
> Ken,
> 
> That worked out great,
> 
> Thank you 
> 
> ---- "G. Ken Holman" <gkholman at CraneSoftwrights.com> wrote: 
> > At 2007-09-27 17:20 -0400, jalinares at cox.net wrote:
> > >I am trying to add the maximum version of changes found on a page. 
> > >fo:marker and fo:retrieve only allow me to display the first and 
> > >last occurrence that are on each page. Is there an easy way to get 
> > >the max value of node by page?
> > 
> > Yes, but it is a trick, not a feature.  XSL-FO does not offer the 
> > arbitration between retrieved markers.  In my training material this 
> > is demonstrated as implementing classification levels in secure 
> > documents (classified, secret, top secret, etc.) on a page basis.
> > 
> > (1) - choose a unique marker class for each version, using the text of
> >        the version number as the text of the marker class
> > 
> > (2) - in the perimeter region render all of the possible marker classes,
> >        one at a time, each in a separate absolutely-positioned block
> >        container positioned at the identical location with identical size
> >      - assign a higher z-index= property to each block container for each
> >        version retrieved
> >      - in each block container render a block with a solid background the
> >        same colour as the perimeter background
> >      - retrieve the marker class into this block
> > 
> > You get the desired effect because the highest z-index= retrieved 
> > obscures the lesser ones and any higher ones not retrieved are empty 
> > blocks that do not obscure the highest retrieved.
> > 
> > I hope this helps.
> > 
> > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
> > 
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