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

G. Ken Holman gkholman at CraneSoftwrights.com
Mon Oct 1 16:06:33 PDT 2007


At 2007-10-01 09:59 -0400, you wrote:
>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?

Not that I know of ... remember I told you it was a trick and not a feature.

. . . . . . . . . Ken

>---- 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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