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Cover pages for print output
user name
 2007-10-19 10:46:47 

  


  

    





Hello all,




 




My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere.



 




Our documents have a custom cover page that has two
graphics: one above title and one below it. After reviewing the DocBook XSL
guide, I was able to figure out how to add a graphic to the top of the page,
but I have yet to figure out how to add a second graphic. Is there a way to do
this? These graphics actually go all the way to the edges of the page—;for
a while I thought I could create a single image and use it as a background
image for the cover page, but I haven̵7;t had any luck figuring that out
either.



 




I’m using FOP to render the PDF output, if that makes
any difference.



 




Thanks,



 




Dave
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    Re:  Cover pages for print output
  


  

     user name

     2007-10-21 12:01:25
  


  

    

  


  

    

Hi,


As you probably noticed, the titlepage spec file 
does not let you specify a graphic above the title and a different one below the 
title.


 


You could try bypassing the titlepage spec file 
mechanism and create a layout table for your title page:


 



 


That should give you direct control of the page, 
without having to guess how the spec file mechanism is working (it is a bit of a 
black box). ;


 


For the wide graphic, you could set the 
start-indent and end-indent to negative values to extend the table out to the 
page edges.  Be sure to include a start-indent="0pt" and end-indent="0pt" 
on your fo:table-body if you do that, or your table cells will inherit that 
outer start-indent.


 


Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
sagehill.net">bobssagehill.net


 


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Subject: [docbook-apps] Cover pages for 
  print output

  


  

  
Hello all,

  
 


  
My apologies if this has been answered 
  elsewhere.

  
 


  
Our documents have a custom cover page that has two 
  graphics: one above title and one below it. After reviewing the DocBook XSL 
  guide, I was able to figure out how to add a graphic to the top of the page, 
  but I have yet to figure out how to add a second graphic. Is there a way to do 
  this? These graphics actually go all the way to the edges of the page—for a 
  while I thought I could create a single image and use it as a background image 
  for the cover page, but I haven’t had any luck figuring that out 
  either.

  
 


  
I’m using FOP to render the PDF output, if that makes any 
  difference.

  
 


  
Thanks,

  
 


  
Dave 
  Shevitz Sr. Technical 
  Writer  |  f5.com href="mailto:d.shevitzf5.com">d.shevitzf5.com  | 
  www.f5.com
P.  206 
  272 5555  | 
   F.  206 272 5556 | D. 
   206 272 6104 
F5 
  Networks  | 
  401 Elliott Avenue 
  West  | 
   Seattle, 
  Washington 
  98119 

The 
  World Runs Better with F5

  

  
  
   
     
    






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