Re: [xsl] Bottom border missing when page breaks in the middle of a row

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

At 2006-04-05 07:52 -0500, Kelly, David wrote:
> I am creating tables that have fairly deep rows and am allowing rows to
> break across a page border.  The bottom border of a broken cell
> disappears when the row breaks across a page.

Yes, that is the initial value ... but you can specify the behaviour you want.

> The pertinent parts of my XSL:FO look like this:
>
> <fo:table border-end-precedence="force" border-collapse="collapse"
> border-style="solid" border-width="1pt">
>   <fo:table-body>
>     <fo:table-row>
>       <fo:table-cell  number-columns-spanned="" number-rows-spanned="5"
> border-style="solid" border-width="1pt">

Add above:  border-after-width.conditionality='retain'

>         <fo:block>A bunch of text here <fo:block>
>       </fo:table-cell>
>       <fo:table-cell number-columns-spanned="" number-rows-spanned=""
> border-style="solid" border-width="1pt">various other text
> here<fo:block>
>         Hostname</fo:block>

And for every other column where you want to see the border on a 
page-spanned cell.

> I have played with collapse-with-precedence and border precedences
> between the table and the table-cells to no effect.

The conditionality property of lengths is used to control effects 
such as this at the start and end of reference areas.  It is also 
used for space specifications.

> I am using xalan-j_2_6_0, xerces-2_6_2, and Antennhouse 3.3.  Is there a
> setting or strategy to keep the bottom table border present in a broken
> row, or is this a formatting engine issue?

I've tested the above with AX 3.4 and it works just fine ... it has 
worked for a long time.

This is covered in my PDF book on page 285, and on the second day of 
the hands-on training we deliver.

I hope this helps.

. . . . . . . . . . Ken

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