Thanks for the suggestion. This seems to kick it in the pants and make the
first page of the next chapter know that it is a first page. One thing it now
does weird is that if the page before it is blank, it now prints the even
numbered page using the odd-page layout (the running head is flush right
instead of left like a right hand page). So I will have 3 recto-looking pages
in a row instead of the one in the middle looking like a verso.

Anyone seen this behavior before?

Thanks,
Cindy Hunt

-----Original Message-----
From: Wendell Piez [mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 3:38 PM
To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE:  XSL-FO page layout question

Cindy,

Sorry if you've been waiting -- been busy. (It happens. And for whatever
reason, people aren't as ready to jump in on XSL-FO questions.)

Anyhow, I imagine what you want can probably be done by using attributes on
your page-sequence elements. Check out, in particular, the
force-page-count="even" or ="end-on-even" settings. That way each page
sequence will start on an odd page. Then you shouldn't need the break-before
behavior, but your pages will still be assigned their layouts more in line
with your expectations.

Good luck,
Wendell

At 09:47 AM 3/30/2007, you wrote:
>Thanks - this definitely gave me a good start. I did not realize I
>could put the page-sequences inside the element definition so that
>makes lots more sense to me now. This is helping but it looks like if
>one of my chapters just has a single page then the first page of the
>next chapter gets the odd-before static content rather than the
>first-page one. I know that because I stuck an "XXX" after the page
>number for the first-page to show me which model it gets. I tried
>sticking in a blank-page definition but that doesn't seem to help. Any
ideas?
>
>Here is what I have now:
>
>                         <fo:layout-master-set>
>                                 <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="first-page" xsl:use-attribute-sets="pageDimensions">
>                                         <fo:region-body margin-top="0pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-before
> region-name="first-before" extent="32pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-start extent="93pt" />
>                                 </fo:simple-page-master>
>                                 <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="odd-page" xsl:use-attribute-sets="pageDimensions">
>                                         <fo:region-body
> margin-top="71.5pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-before
> region-name="odd-before" extent="45pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-start extent="93pt" />
>                                 </fo:simple-page-master>
>                                 <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="even-page" xsl:use-attribute-sets="pageDimensions">
>                                         <fo:region-body
> margin-top="71.5pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-before
> region-name="even-before" extent="45pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-start extent="93pt" />
>                                 </fo:simple-page-master>
>                                 <fo:simple-page-master
> master-name="blank-page" xsl:use-attribute-sets="pageDimensions">
>                                         <fo:region-body
> margin-top="71.5pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-before
> region-name="body-blank" extent="45pt" />
>                                         <fo:region-start extent="93pt" />
>                                 </fo:simple-page-master>
>                                 <fo:page-sequence-master
> master-name="my-sequence">
>
> <fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>
><fo:conditional-page-master-reference page-position="first"
>
>master-reference="first-page" odd-or-even="odd"/>
>
><fo:conditional-page-master-reference odd-or-even="odd"
>blank-or-not-blank="not-blank"
>
>master-reference="odd-page"/>
>
><fo:conditional-page-master-reference odd-or-even="even"
>blank-or-not-blank="not-blank"
>
master-reference="even-page"/>
>                         <fo:conditional-page-master-reference
> blank-or-not-blank="blank"
>
>master-reference="blank-page"/>
>
></fo:repeatable-page-master-alternatives>
>                                 </fo:page-sequence-master>
>                         </fo:layout-master-set>
>
>
>
>         <xsl:template match="chapter">
>           <fo:page-sequence master-reference="my-sequence">
>                 <fo:static-content flow-name="first-before">
>                         <fo:block
> xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadPageNumber"
>
>text-align="right"><fo:page-number/>XXX</fo:block>
>                 </fo:static-content>
>
>             <!-- This code sets up running head for odd pages -->
>                 <fo:static-content flow-name="odd-before">
>                         <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadText"
>                                                 text-align="right">
>                                 <fo:retrieve-marker
> retrieve-class-name="section" retrieve-position="last-ending-within-page"
>
>retrieve-boundary="document"/>
>                                 <fo:leader leader-pattern="space"
> leader-length="1em"/>
>                                 <fo:inline
>xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadPageNumber"><fo:page-number/></fo:inline>
>                         </fo:block>
>                 </fo:static-content>
>
>                 <!-- This code sets up running head for even pages -->
>                 <fo:static-content flow-name="even-before">
>                         <fo:block xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadText"
>                                                 start-indent="-93pt"
>
>keep-together.within-line="always"
>                                                 text-align="left">
>                                 <fo:inline
>xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadPageNumber"><fo:page-number/></fo:inline>
>                                                 <fo:leader
>leader-pattern="space" leader-length="12pt"/>
>                                                 <fo:retrieve-marker
>retrieve-class-name="chapterTitle"
retrieve-position="last-ending-within-page"
>
>retrieve-boundary="document"/>
>                         </fo:block>
>                 </fo:static-content>
>
>                 <fo:static-content flow-name="blank-before">
>                         <fo:block
> xsl:use-attribute-sets="runningHeadPageNumber"
>                                                 start-indent="-93pt"
>
>keep-together.within-line="always"
>
>text-align="left"><fo:page-number/>
>                         </fo:block>
>                 </fo:static-content>
>
>                 <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
>                         <fo:block break-before="odd-page" id="{$newId}">
>                                 <xsl:apply-templates/>
>                         </fo:block>
>                 </fo:flow>
>           </fo:page-sequence>
>         </xsl:template>
>
>Thanks for all of the help,
>Cindy Hunt
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wendell Piez [mailto:wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 12:26 PM
>To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re:  XSL-FO page layout question
>
>Cindy,
>
>You're almost there.
>
>Currently, you're flowing your entire content into a single
>page-sequence, as shown here:
>
>At 09:58 AM 3/29/2007, you wrote:
> ><fo:page-sequence master-reference="my-sequence">
> >   <fo:static-content flow-name="first-before"> ... </fo:static-content>
> >   <!-- This code sets up running head for odd pages -->
> >   <fo:static-content flow-name="odd-before"> ... </fo:static-content>
> >   <!-- This code sets up running head for even pages -->
> >   <fo:static-content flow-name="even-before"> ... </fo:static-content>
> >   <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
> >      <xsl:apply-templates select="/book/body"/>
> >   </fo:flow>
> ></fo:page-sequence>
>
>Instead, you want each chapter to get its own page sequence. Something
>like
>
>(where the above appeared)
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="/book/body/chapter"/>
>
>and then
>
><xsl:template match="chapter">
>    <fo:page-sequence master-reference="my-sequence">
>       ... first, your static contents ...
>       then:
>       <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
>         <xsl:apply-templates/>
>       </fo:flow>
>    </fo:page-sequence>
></xsl:template>
>
>(with adjustments made for the actual structure of your input).
>
>Then each chapter gets its own page sequence and thus its own first page.
>
>You may have to adjust settings on the page-sequence-master to get
>pagination to be continuous, control where the first page appears (on
>an odd or even page), etc.
>
>Cheers,
>Wendell
>
>
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Mulberry Technologies, Inc.                http://www.mulberrytech.com
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Suite 207                                          Phone: 301/315-9631
Rockville, MD  20850                                 Fax: 301/315-8285
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