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Putting two fo:blocks side by side

I'm creating a PDF using Fop. I have a design that involves this: enter image description here

One "div" to the left and one to the right, a border in the middle.

My current option has been to have <fo:block /> aligned left, but then the right side would go below the left aligned fo:blocks.

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How can you divide xsl into two columns? I've tried using tables and they do not show in my pdf.

Solution

  • Use <fo:region-body column-count="2">. See http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl/#column-count

    You'll probably find that your columns have to be the same width, however.

    Use break-before="column" on your second fo:block.

    It's not clear what you mean by tables not showing. I would have expected a table to work.