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XSL FO Repeat contents of split spanned cell

I am using apache FOP 0.95 (and docbook on top of it) and I would like to repeat the content of a table cell spanning multiple rows whenever a page break happens. At the moment the cell content is only displayed on the first page while an empty cell is displayed in all other pages.

I know this is part of the XSL FO 2.0 requirements, I believe not yet final.

I am a beginner with xsl transformations and I was wondering if there is a way to define a template to achieve this.

Thanks, Pierpaolo

Solution

  • I am a beginner with xsl transformations and I was wondering if there is a way to define a template to achieve this.

    The answer is almost certainly no. You are referring to a suggested new feature that might be included in a future XSL (XSL-FO) specification. Conformant XSL-FO processors will implement the feature if it is considered valuable enough.

    XSLT and XSL-FO are related in the sense that the former is the most common way to generate the latter. But in general, you can't enhance the functionality of an XSL-FO processor by writing a clever XSLT stylesheet.