Re: [xsl] FO checkbox from 2 inline ZapfDingbat characters

[Dave Pawson <davep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:26:03 +0200
Jacobus Reyneke <jacobusreyneke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
> 
> I think what Karl means is that he wants to put one character on top
> of the other, ie a check mark onto a square, rather than between two
> characters. I don't know how this is done, but here are some
> alternatives:

Trust Unicode... or listen to Chris on the fop list.
Try U+2611, BALLOT BOX WITH CHECK, or U+2612, BALLOT BOX WITH X.

GIYF


> An SVG image may be a good way to go if you really need fancy drop
> shadow effects etc. I'm a novice with XSL-FO, but I have found SVG to
> be a good alternative for floating objects in XSL-FO.
> 
> Dave, is there any reason one should avoid SVG or is it o.k. to mix
> and match it with XSL-FO?

No, I can only see SVG usage increasing in xsl-fo in the future. 
It is so useful.

HTH

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