Re: [xsl] blank-or-not-blank attribute

["W. Eliot Kimber" <ekimber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

tsterlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> <fo:page-sequence-master master-name="image">
>   <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>      <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="blankPage"
>         blank-or-not-blank="blank"/>
>      <fo:conditional-page-master-reference master-reference="theImage"/>
>   </fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
> </fo:page-sequence-master>
>
> Essentially, what I'm trying to achieve here is an empty page and then the
> contents of "theImage" on the following page.  I've also tried making a
> fo:page-sequence-master all its own for the blank page with its fo:flow
> containing no content, but that didn't seem to work either.  At this point my
> output is the content of theImage page with no blank neighboring pages.  In
> addition, I've confirmed the support of this feature since I'm using the
> RenderX fo processor and its literature indicates this attribute is supported.

You've defined a page sequence master that will *accomodate* a blank 
page, not one that will force one.

That is, conditional-page-master-reference is used to associate page 
masters with particular types of pages: blank or not blank, odd or even, 
first or not first, last or not last.

To force a blank page, simply use an empty fo:block with a 
break-after="page" property--this will generate a blank page. You can 
then use the page master as you've defined it to define the 
characteristics of that blank page. E.g.:

<fo:block break-after="page">
 <fo:leader leader-pattern="space" leader-length="0pt"/>
</fo:block>

[This use of fo:leader is the most reliable way to ensure the block is 
actually processed as some processors will ignore blocks with no 
non-blank content. If you need an empty block that takes no vertical 
space, set the line-height to "0pt" for the block.]

Cheers,

Eliot
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