Re: Last child-number? function - is there one?

Subject: Re: Last child-number? function - is there one?
From: Louis-Dominique Dubeau <ldd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 08 Sep 1998 11:20:57 -0400
Tony Graham <tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> At 7 Sep 1998 14:54 +0100, Pawson, David wrote:
>  > I want to put a bigger space after a series of
>  > list items, hence need to know if this node is the 
>  > last in its siblings.
> 
> Instead, you could use a display-group for the list element enclosing
> the list items and use the larger display-space for the space-after
> characteristic of the display-group.

I think this is a mistake that DSSSL beginners are likely to make.  I
made that mistake myself and I corrected it after taking a look at the
DocBook style sheet.

IMHO, this is a good candidate for inclusion into a collection of
pitfalls to avoid.

	Regards,
	ldd


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