Re: [xsl] Can I evaluate the value of <fo:page-number-citation>?

["Tony Graham" <tgraham@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, April 23, 2012 9:50 pm, charlieo0@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
...
> I need to create a reference to the last page of a work package to build a
> list of effective pages. If the work package has content on an odd number
> of pages, the last page (even) is blank. I have a reference-able @id on
> this page. If the work package ends on an even number page, that is last
> page of the work package. I have a reference-able @id on this page.
>
> What I need to do is evaluate the page number for last page (non-blank)
> that contains content. Knowing where the content ends is easy enough,
> there is generated text in an <fo:block> that tells the user the work
> package has ended. What I need to know is, is that page even or odd? Is
> this possible?

You haven't said what XSL-FO processor you are using.

Assuming your XSL-FO processor supports them, have you looked at using
fo:page-number-citation-last [1] and the "page-citation-strategy" [2]
property?

Regards,


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[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11/#fo_page-number-citation-last
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11/#page-citation-strategy