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Re: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL StyleSheets?
- To: Holger dot Rauch at heitec dot de
- Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Why Specify "colwidth" Attribute for XSL StyleSheets?
- From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian dot rahtz at computing-services dot oxford dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 20:19:41 +0000
- Cc: docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0103191821120.965-100000@miami.datech2.er.heitec.net>
Holger Rauch writes:
> I'm curious why it's necessary to specify the colwidth attribute in
> colspec elements when working with the DocBook XSL style sheets. When
> using the DSSSL style sheets instead this is not required. Why are
> colspecs treated differently in DSSSL and XSL style sheets?
'cos some of the existing XSL FO renderers have problems with unspecified
columns. simple as that.
Sebastian
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