Yes Tony, I did, sorry for not replying
Have been testing the suggestions found here and on the Antenna House list,
but I can't seem to get it right on 6.3 MR1
need to install the recent 6.4 first and will come back then

Thanks for taking the time to respond... and follow up
will keep you posted

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Van: "Abel Braaksma, (Exselt) abel@xxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Verzonden: Donderdag 12 januari 2017 12:53:21
Onderwerp: Re:  [XSL-FO] marginal notes

Geert, did you see this from the Antenna House mailing list?

On 07/01/2017 17:18, Geert Bormans geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> 1. The float="outside" works well in a one column layout to put my notes
> in the left margin on even pages and the right margin on odd pages
> However I can't seem to figure out how to put margins on the left for
> the left column and on the right for the right column

Try 'axf:float="alternate"'. See
https://www.antennahouse.com/product/ahf64/ahf-float.html#axf.float

> 2. In my XML a set of lines make up a paragraph, the "lines" are
> numbered and I need the "number" in the margin
> Sometimes 2 "lines" start on the same physical line in the column and
> the marginal notes in the side bar are printed at the same location
> Is there a way to fix it in a way that a second float is printed below
> the first when both are on the same height?
> I have been playing with markers but ca,t get any pleasing result

Have you tried 'clear="left"'?  See https://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11/#clear

Regards,


Tony Graham.
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Senior Architect
XML Division
Antenna House, Inc.
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Skerries, Ireland
tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx