Comments below. > -----Original Message----- > From: Keiron Liddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: February 24, 2003 10:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: markers in redesign > > > Exactly. All definitions regarding retrieve-position exclusively > > refer to the "current page". There is not a single word on what should > > happen if there is no matching marker on the current page but several > > on the previous page which are eligible. FOP picks the last, but there > > is absolutely nothing in the spec which backs this, and I searched > > thoroughly last weekend. > > For the current page or containing page I take it to mean like so > (assuming doc or > page-sequence boundary): > If we are on the third page of a document and we want to retrieve > a "first-starting- > within-page" then it will look on page 3, if it finds the marker > then fine. If not then > there is no such area (on the current page) and it should look at > page 2. Page 2 is > now the containing page and it looks for a marker that is > "first-starting-within- > page" on page 2. Then page 1... > Admitedly it doesn't actually say that, but I can't interpret the > wording otherwise.
[ SNIP ] I re-read the spec so exhaustively that my eyes are burning. :-) I think Keiron is right. Boy, it would be cool if they could rewrite that section, though. :-) Arved --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
