2008/10/21 Florent Georges <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>  Hi
>
>  I have to design a table in XSL FO, and the client would like
> to have the overall layout like in the following image:
>
>    http://www.fgeorges.org/tmp/table-headers.png
>
>  My question is about the gap between some of those cells (in
> this image between "sub-tables" A, B, C and D, and the cell "Type
> of activity".)  While in the "sub-tables" the borders should be
> collapsed.
>
>  What is the best approach for this problem?
>
>  I thought to use a table with a gap between its cells and
> without borders collapsing, its cells being sub-tabels which have
> border-collapse="collapse".  Do you think it is a good idea?  Is
> there something easier?  What is the easiest way to set the gap
> width between the sub-tables?


A thick plain white cell border that gives the appearance of a gap?

Just a guess...




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