Re: [xsl] auto sizing a column in a table to fit the text

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

At 2013-07-08 19:12 -0400, David wrote:
> Hi, I am using xsl 1.0 to format an xml file.  I have a six column two row
> table and the data in the bottom right cell of that table is longer than the
> length of the table.  Is it possible to have that particular cell auto size
> or grow to accommodate the text?

If I've understood your question, the answer is "no".  Cell widths 
are fixed for the entire column of a table.  Column widths can be 
specified by the stylesheet, or they can be automatically calculated 
by the XSL-FO engine, but one row's cell width cannot be different 
from another row's cell width.

On your part you could introduce multiple columns for the entire 
table and then span columns differently on each row so that the 
reader sees what appears to be differently-sized table cells.  But 
this is entirely strategic on your part and not something that can be 
automatically engaged.  You would have to figure out when to span 
cells and when not to.  Behind the ragged cell sizes would have to be 
a very rigid columnar specification.

I hope knowing the answer helps.

. . . . . . . Ken

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