[xsl] Re: attempt at dynamic sizing a table

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Noel Golding wrote:
 
> If given the XML below how could you determine the max-string-length
> for
> each column and then how would you convert that to cm or in?  I hope
> I
> am
> clear enough
> 
> --XML--
> <table>
>  <row>
>   <cell>
>    A.
>   </cell>
>   <cell>
>    B.
>   </cell>
>   <cell>
>    C.
>   </cell>
>  </row>
>  <row>
>   <cell>
>    There is some text here
>   </cell>
>   <cell>
>    More text
>   </cell>
>   <cell/>
>  </row>
>  <row>
>   <cell>
>    A little text
>   </cell>
>   <cell>
>    This cell contains more text than the one before
>   </cell>
>   <cell>
>    Something goes here!!
>   </cell>
>  </row>
> </table>
> 
> --Desired Output--
> <table>
>  <table-column column-width="5cm" /> <!-- Second widest -->
>  <table-column column-width="8cm" /> <!-- Widest -->
>  <table-column column-width="4cm" /> <!-- Smallest -->
>     ...

Hi Noel,

To find the maximum string-length for each column you can use the
"maximum" template from FXSL.

See for example:

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/xsl-list/2002-07/msg01087.html



=====
Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL

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