docbook-apps

I discovered a nasty side effect of a para customization:

When copying the d:para template from ./fo/block.xsl to a private
customization layer, and using that customization file to produce PDF,
the footnote numbers disappear.

This behaviour can be exercised using the attached docbook xml and
corresponding stylesheet. Just uncomment/comment out the d:para template
to see the effect.

Any modification based off this template[*] has the same effect and
makes them unusable.

I'm baffled. What's going on here?


Thanks in advance for any help,

Erik Leunissen.
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[*] I intended to use a modified d:para template to customize the
vertical spacing before certain paragraphs (those immediately following
a bridgehead). But since it also removes the footnote numbering, I can't
use it.

On 20/10/13 17:37, Erik Leunissen wrote:
>
> I'm baffled. What's going on here?
>

It appears that I've let myself be lured into an import precedence
issue. See:


http://docbook.10921.n7.nabble.com/RE-docbook-para-customization-affects-footnote-numbers-td3638.html


The solution offered by that same URL is to use in my customization layer:

<xsl:template match="para[not(parent::d:footnote)]">
...

I'm happy with this solution, that is, as long as it lasts.

It seems to me a fragile solution, because it'll make me run into the
same kind of trouble as soon as any template matching:

yet-another-element/para

is added to the stock docbook stylesheets.

I find it difficult to decide whether it's best to accept this
fragility, or pursue a more robust solution (which isn't very inefficient).

Any thought's about that?

Best regards,

Erik Leunissen.

On 20/10/13 18:08, Erik Leunissen wrote:
>
> I find it difficult to decide whether it's best to accept this
> fragility, or pursue a more robust solution (which isn't very inefficient).
>
> Any thought's about that?
>

And that has also been resolved.

Erik.

On 20.10.2013 18:08, Erik Leunissen wrote:
> Any thought's about that?

Not that it would help, but in XSLT 2.0 with <xsl:next-match/> it is
much easier to handle such situations.

Jirka

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