Re: [xsl] alignment of a leader in XSL:FO

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

At 2003-07-24 14:58 +0200, Bjoern Eilmes wrote:
> In my XSL file I have defined a leader, this leader appears at the bottom 
> of a line,

This is not conformant to the XSL-FO 1.0 specification.  Inline constructs 
such as graphics and leaders sit on the text baseline, not at the bottom of 
a line.

> but I like it to appear at the top of the line.
> I tried the attributes leader-alignment="middle" and 
> "top"  alignment-baseline="middle" and "top" but it does not work.

To align inline-level constructs, one uses alignment-adjust= ... I find I 
often have to use this for my graphics, otherwise they look 
superscripted.  Many of my students are surprised to learn that graphics do 
not sit on the bottom of a text line when using non-ideographic scripts.

> Has somebody an idea how I get this leader at the top of a line?

The example below works as I expect when I run it on Antenna House.  The 
third leader is drawn at the top of line.

I hope this helps.

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

  <block>This is a test</block>
  <block text-align-last="justify">
    ABC<leader leader-pattern="rule"/>DEF
  </block>
  <block>This is a test</block>
  <block text-align-last="justify">
    ABC<leader leader-pattern="rule" alignment-adjust="after-edge"/>DEF
  </block>
  <block>This is a test</block>
  <block text-align-last="justify">
    ABC<leader leader-pattern="rule" alignment-adjust="before-edge"/>DEF
  </block>
  <block>This is a test</block>


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