Re: [xsl] Processing a <br> in XSL-FO

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

At 2003-06-11 12:35 -0700, Danny Vint wrote:
> What is the proper way to handle a <br> (line break element) inside a 
> paragraph with XSL-FO?

An empty block <block/> approximates <br/> and is sufficient for breaking 
up text into two separate lines.

If you want the multiple <br/> behaviour of leaving blank lines, then use 
<block><leader></block>

> Does a simple character substitution of a carriage return linefeed work?

No, because these white-space characters are reduced to spaces during 
refinement.

I hope this helps.

....................... Ken

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