Preserve Line Breaks from XML

Q:  Within my XML, I have some text that contains multiple line breaks that I wish to maintain in my output.  Is it possible to have these line breaks reflected in my output, and if so, how do I implement this in the Designer?
A:  Yes this is achievable in the TEXT view of the XF Designer, and the correct method is to use the attribute (linefeed-treatment="preserve") on the parent fo:block of where your field is inserted.  For example, if I have the following XML:

<auto>
<car color="red">
This 
car
is 
red
</car>
</auto>

I would want to use the following code in my template:

<fo:block linefeed-treatment="preserve">
<xfd:field xpath="/auto/car"/>
</fo:block>

For more information on this usage, please visit:  
http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/#linefeed-treatment

Edited by justinw - 14 Dec 2011 at 10:24am

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	Q: Within my XML, I have some text that contains multiple line breaks that I wish to maintain in my output. Is it possible to have these line breaks reflected in my output, and if so, how do I implement this in the Designer? A: Yes this is achievable in the TEXT view of the XF Designer, and the correct method is to use the attribute (linefeed-treatment="preserve") on the parent fo:block of where your field is inserted. For example, if I have the following XML: <auto> <car color="red"> This car is red </car> </auto> I would want to use the following code in my template: <fo:block linefeed-treatment="preserve"> <xfd:field xpath="/auto/car"/> </fo:block> For more information on this usage, please visit: http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/#linefeed-treatment Edited by justinw - 14 Dec 2011 at 10:24am