Assuming you have one-inch margins and a page with of 8.5 inches, the
following FO element draws a one-point black line across the page:
<fo:leader leader-pattern="rule" rule-thickness="1.0pt"
leader-length="6.5in" color="black"/>
You can also set other properties, such as space-before and space-after.
Here's an example that I use for lines in footers (to separate the rest of
the page from the footer):
At the top of the stylesheet, I have a bunch of elements similar to this
one:
<xsl:attribute-set name="footerleader">
<xsl:attribute name="leader-pattern">rule</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="rule-thickness">1.0pt</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="leader-length">6.5in</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-before.optimum">0pt</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="space-after.optimum">24pt</xsl:attribute>
<xsl:attribute name="color">black</xsl:attribute>
</xsl:attribute-set>
That way, I can maintain styles in one place within the stylesheet (and I
could maintain them in a separate file and import them, if need be).
Later, when I actually want a line across the page, I then use:
<fo:leader xsl:use-attribute-sets="footerleader"/>
You do not need to use one-cell tables and external graphics to get a
simple (or not-s-simple) line.
HTH
Jay Bryant
Bryant Communication Services
(on contract at Synergistic Solution Technologies)
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