Re: [xsl] FO Table widths - table-layout fixed behaviour and use

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2008-10-03 10:27 -0700, you wrote:
> Just bubbling this back to the top of the list... I'm going to play
> with this feature a little today, so will be able offer some feedback
> on this one.
>
> [From July 22nd, I wrote]
> Ok, when I correctly use column-width for table-column, the fixed
> width layout and total width of table renders as expected:  a 5 inch
> wide table.
>
> However, I am with Tony, and assuming that the same result could be
> achieved as I originally suggested, by specifying table-cell widths in
> each table-cell of the first row.  This does not seem to be supported
> though.  Can anyone confirm this?

Looking at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xsl11-20061205/ section 
6.7.3 http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xsl11-20061205/#fo_table I note 
that in the absence of an inline-progression-dimension= *on the table 
itself* the automatic table layout *shall* be used, which can make up 
its own mind.

The operative paragraph reads:

  The inline-progression-dimension of the content-rectangle of the table
  is the sum of the inline-progression-dimensions of the columns in the
  table grid. The method used to determine these inline-progression-
  dimensions is governed by the values of the table-layout and the
  inline-progression-dimension traits in the following manner

  (after which the combinations show that fixed table layout is only
  used when the width of the content rectangle of the table is specified;
  otherwise the automatic table layout *shall* be used).

> Also, one more behaviour which I am use to, is the omition of 1
> table-cell width of a set of declared table cell widths would result
> in a table width of 100%, where the omitted table-cell width stretches
> to accomodate (all other table-cell widths adhere to their designated
> width value).  Is this the expected behaviour of FO?

I think that paragraph above is quite explicit.  If you don't specify 
a width on the table then automatic table layout will be used.  If 
you don't specify the width of columns using table-column= then when 
using automatic table layout the formatter can make any decisions it 
wishes on the unspecified column widths for the entire table.

I've worked through some tests with a few formatters and I'm getting 
consistent and expected results.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . Ken

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