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<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>All,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>My internal customers have
started to pronounce the term 'change bars'. Unless I have missed things (it has
happened before :-), XEP offers no support for this. I have experimented a
little with absolutely-positioned block-containers (with a left c.q. right
border and containing nothing but an empty block) for each change (getting these
is already a story of its own). I modify the intermediate 'at' xep format
to get these polygons to the right placement and dimensions (relying on x-till
etc. attributes of the 'change' elements).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>In my rather limited
test cases, this approach gives reasonable visual results. Changes apply to
both block-level components as to in-line text portions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>Q: Is this worth investigating
further? Can I rely on the sequence and syntax of elements in the xep
intermediate format or am I bound to get trapped by many issues I'm not
(yet) thinking of? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>Any advice
appreciated,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>--</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>Jacques
Deseyne</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>S.W.I.F.T. User Documentation
Dept.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=414363715-23082004><FONT size=2>B-1310 La
Hulpe</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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