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XSL-FO : Keep-together problem if block-container large

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:02:14 +0000

Author: mutlu
Subject: Keep-together problem if block-container large
Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 9:02am

Thank you very much for this quick answer.

XSL-FO : Keep-together problem if block-container large

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:33:13 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: Keep-together problem if block-container large
Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 7:33am

Hi,

We're aware of this issue and are working to fix it. You can do a page break (break-before="page") on the large block-container as a workaround until the fix is out. If you're almost certain it will exceed the page height, that's definitely your best bet.

Regards,
Gabi

XSL-FO : Keep-together problem if block-container large

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:48:53 +0000

Author: mutlu
Subject: Keep-together problem if block-container large
Posted: 30 Jul 2010 at 5:48am

Hello,

I have a problem with keep- attribute if a block-container larger than one page.

In my example, there are some containers above, then come a respectively large block-container. If block-container (with keep-together="always") is not larger than one page, it runs normally. >look here< Ecrion skips to second page, writes it there.

But if i have more info in block-container, it skips to second page but write only a part of content in 2. page and skips to 3. page und write all content hier. >look here<

I tried it with different keep-together attributes. keep-together ="always", keep-together.within-page="always" and keep-together.within-column="always" make the same effect.

If I use keep-with-next="always", it continues to print container from 1. page not from 2. page. >look here<

How can i start from second page with keep- attributes? Can anybody help me?

Edited by mutlu - Yesterday at 5:55am

Generic Support : Help with Fatal Error using PreloadDocument -

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:42:25 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: Help with Fatal Error using PreloadDocument -
Posted: 26 Jul 2010 at 2:42am

Hello,

The PreloadDocument flag is useless with WordML because both DOCX and WordML are preloaded before rendering.

Please send your template to support and we'll let you know if you're using any unsupported elements.

Regards,
Gabi

Generic Support : Help with Fatal Error using PreloadDocument -

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:23:14 +0000

Author: Alfiegerner
Subject: Help with Fatal Error using PreloadDocument -
Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 6:23pm

Hi there,

I'm getting the following error when specifying PreloadDocument converting a wordML file to PDF:

2420/5404-12:59:11 - ERR :****** FATAL ERROR - Unhandled exception c0000005 occured in 'D:\Program Files\Ecrion\XF Enterprise 2010\Bin\Ecrion.XSLFO.dll' ******
Stack Trace -------------
d258c4 XSLFO::XFExtSecurity::XFExtSecurityTypeInfo::initTypeInfo Ecrion.XSLFO.dll

Without the PreloadDocument parameter the conversion works, but tables and page breaks do not function as expected.

Some background: we need to produce PDFs from wordML files. We produce wordML by applying an xslt against a word template saved as a wordML, subsituting values from an xml file. So far PDFs have been generated by opening the document in word and 'printing to' a pdf file. This has not scaled well :P and I'm hoping I can use XF rendering to get us out of a pickle by skipping the whole word debacle entirely.

Looking at the advice here: http://www.ecrion.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13 - I thought that PreloadDocument would help in getting the page layuout correct. If I can't get PreloadDocument to work, is there some way I can modify the wordML templates so that it made the headers and footers available in advance?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Edited by Alfiegerner - 23 Jul 2010 at 6:24pm

FAQ : XF Designer supported documents

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:39:22 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: XF Designer supported documents
Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 6:39am

Q1: Can I edit standard XSL-FO documents in XF Designer using the Design View?
A1: Yes, you can edit standard XSL-FO documents in XF Designer, in both the Design View and the Text View.
XSL-FO documents begin with the fo:root tag:

Q2: Can I edit standard XSLT documents in XF Designer using the Design View?
A2: No, XSLT was designed to be edited in text mode. Many fundamental XSLT elements like xsl:template, xsl:apply-templates, xsl:variable, etc have no visual representation in a wordprocessing document template. Standard XSLT can only be edited in Text View.
XSLT documents begin with the xsl:stylesheet tag:

Q3: What is XFD and why should I use it?
A3: XFD is a format developed by Ecrion with the goal of eliminating the complexity of XSLT and making it appropriate for visual editing. XFD can be edited using either Design View or Text View. An XFD document is converted to standard XSLT at runtime.
XFD documents begin with the xfd:document tag:

Q4: Can I convert my XFD templates to XSLT and back?
A4: The option of generating the equivalent XSLT is available at any point during editing, however standard XSLT cannot be converted back to XFD for the reasons mentioned in Q2.

FAQ : What is XFD and how to convert to XSL-FO/XSLT

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:34:47 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: What is XFD and how to convert to XSL-FO/XSLT
Posted: 23 Jul 2010 at 4:34am

Q: What's the difference between XFD and XSL-FO/XSLT and how can I convert documents in one format into the other?

A: XFD is an XML format derived from both XSLT and XSL-FO and developed by Ecrion especially for use with XF Designer. While XSL-FO contains both the layout information and the data, XFD only contains the document layout and, similar to XSLT, references an external data source (usually XML). The XFD syntax is an extension of XSL-FO, and as such it's very easy to convert an XFD to an XSL-FO and vice-versa. The main difference between the two formats is the root element.

For XSL-FO, the root element looks like this:

For XFD, the root is:

Depending on the root element, Ecrion products will treat the file as either XSL-FO or XFD. Note however that in XSL-FO, all the dynamic XFD elements are ignored. This is because XFD is a stylesheet like XSLT and is conceptually different from XSL-FO. Conversion from XFD to XSLT is possible using Ecrion products, however converting XSLT back to XFD is not possible. If needed, XSLT functionality can be included in XFD documents using the xfd:global-xslt and xfd:inline-xslt elements.

Edited by gabig - 23 Jul 2010 at 6:43am

XSL-FO : repeated body in multiple pages

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:36:08 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: repeated body in multiple pages
Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 4:36am

There's also the option of implementing an extension for what you need. Please contact support for more details.

Thanks,
Gabi

XSL-FO : repeated body in multiple pages

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:41:00 +0000

Author: gabig
Subject: repeated body in multiple pages
Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 3:41am

I'm afraid you will still need to repeat the contents. You can use an fo:marker to place your contents in it and then re-use those with fo:retrieve-marker on each page. See: http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/#fo_marker

Regards,
Gabi

XSL-FO : repeated body in multiple pages

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:29:44 +0000

Author: dkalyan3
Subject: repeated body in multiple pages
Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 3:29am

thanks for ur reply. but its not the issue in my case.

i want the first page content to be repeated again in the second page with the footer changed.Is there any way so that i can point the second page to take its content from the first page.