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Re: [docbook] How to format a check-list like output.


On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 06:40:17PM +0100, Philippe CHARLIER wrote:
> Le lun 27/10/2003 à 05:23, waldron.Navix@canon.co.jp a écrit :
> > Try using "variablelist" for your checklist. If you know how to also
> write your
> > own XSL files for transformation, you can create some pretty good
> results to
> > satisfy your requirements.
> > Hope that helps.
> > 
> > Dee
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Seems good.
> In html, with some CSS tweaking the result is correct.
> In pdf (generated by fop 0.20.5, DTD 4.2, XSL stylesheet 1.60.1) I get 2
> columns.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ENG ANTI ICE           If icing conditions description text blah blah
> ...................   description text blah blah description text blah
> ................ AS   blah description text blah blah description text
> RQRD                   blah blah
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I suppose that I need some XSL tweaking here ?

That's the normal presentation for variablelist.
Try adding this to your variablelist:

<?dbfo list-presentation="blocks"?>

That will format the "ENG .. RQRD" stuff in a separate
fo:block above the description rather than next to it.


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