[xep-support] possible issue with keep-with-next on table-row

[Daniel S. Reed]

Preface: I am using XEP 4.19 (I have developer version with XEP marks on 
each page, client has full version)

I have been attempting to apply logic to a table that is rendered in a 
two column layout.  The logic would:

1. keep the first and second rows in the same columns (always)
2. keep the second-to-last and last rows together in the same column 
(always).

The sample I have been working from is client content that has a two 
column page master that has text in the first column, the start of a 
table at the end of the first column, the remainder of the table in the 
second column, and some text to fill out the rest of the second column.

The table/table row code looks essentially like:

<fo:table>
<fo:table-row 
keep-with-next.within.column="always"><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
     ....
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row 
keep-with-previous.within-column="always"><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
</fo:table>

This works, as I believe it should.  I then tested this code against an 
example in the actual BOOK which was used as the example of why the 
logic above should be applied, and it did not work. The first row is 
orphaned in the first column (in the example in the source content).

The difference I could find is that after the table and the rest of the 
para text, there is a switch to ONE COLUMN layout using the 
rx:flow-section element.

So, something like:
<fo:block> //this is a section
<fo:block>...some text.....</fo:block>
<fo:table>
<fo:table-row 
keep-with-next.within.column="always"><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
         ....
<fo:table-row><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
<fo:table-row 
keep-with-previous.within-column="always"><fo:block>.....</fo:block></fo:table-row>
</fo:table>
<fo:block> ... rest of text for section .... </fo:block>
</fo:block>
<rx:flow-section> //one column layout
<fo:block>...</fo:block>
</rx:flow-section>


If I remove the rx:flow-section from the FO by hand and rerun the 
example, the logic for keep-with-next works as I expect.  I was able to 
add a "<fo:block> </fo:block> between the section block and the 
rx:flow-section and this has it working as expected... but I wondered if 
there was something about the flow-section that is taking precedence 
over my keep-with-next.

(please note, I also tried using keep-with-previous on the 2nd row and 
keep-with-next on the 2nd to last row just to be sure)

I can ask the client if I can release a snippit of their content/FO, but 
if I do, I would like to do so directly to an XEP engineer.

Thank you in advance.

:dr:

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