Re: [xsl] Need table to break

Subject: Re: [xsl] Need table to break
From: Brandon Ibach <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:26:20 -0400
You'll want to check the documentation on "deep content splitting",
which enables table cells to be split over a page/column break.  It's
mostly just an on/off setting, but there are limitations and
trade-offs to consider.

-Brandon :)


On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Rodney Boyd
<rodney.neil.boyd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Spanning, I should have thought of that. I have 7 rows and a cell that
> spans over 6 of them. I'm fine with the contents of that cell
> breaking, if there's a way to do it.
>
> Thanks,
> Rodney
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Brandon Ibach
> <brandon.ibach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Arbortext should be more than capable of formatting the table as you
>> expect.  Is there anything unusual about the table, such as being
>> nested in another table, use of column or row spanning, etc.?  Perhaps
>> you can provide the FO that isn't working.  Ideally, this should be a
>> minimum amount that still shows the problem.  Cutting it down to the
>> minimum often provides insight into the source of the problem, anyway.
>>
>> You might also consider asking about this on the Arbortext-specifc
>> "Adepters" mailing list, which can be accessed via the "Member Portal"
>> on ptcuser.org.
>>
>> -Brandon :)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Rodney Boyd
>> <rodney.neil.boyd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have an FO table containing several rows that I want to break at the
>>> page break (or, rather, before the page footer), but instead the
>>> entire table is getting forced to the next page. I set
>>> keep-together.within-page="auto" (which I think is the default anyway)
>>> on fo:table but this didn't help. I'm using the FO renderer in
>>> Arbotext 5.4. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>> Rodney

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