thx. yes, but i also need to know the length of each string, the length in mm
of each character, the length of column to know when they break in two or
more lines :) i think is is possible in automatic mode :)



Mario Madunic wrote:
> 
> Sorry for it to make more sense here is the xpath I would test
> 
> $var/child::*[position() lt count($var//child::*)/2 + 1]
> $var/child::*[position() gt count($var//child::*)/2]
> 
> Marijan (Mario) Madunic
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mario Madunic [mailto:mario_madu...@newflyer.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:50 AM
> To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org
> Subject: RE: How to balance table columns?
> 
> You might want to post this up on the XSLT list.
> 
> So here is how I would do it
> 
> First is create a temp node variable containing all the left and right
> strings as child of the var. Get a count of the child nodes (left and
> right) divide by two (round up or down your choice) then create the table
> and copy-of/apply-templates to child::*[position() lt half + 1] and for
> the right side child::*[position() gt half] in the left and right table
> cells accordingly. Now that is not exact without testing and is only an
> outline but I hope it give you a general idea of how it might be done.
> 
> Marijan (Mario) Madunic
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> New Flyer Industries
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lexa2009 [mailto:myworkac...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:59 AM
> To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org
> Subject: How to balance table columns?
> 
> 
> Hello!
> for example i have a simple table with 2 columns. like this:
> 
> leftstring1  rightstring1
> leftstring2  rightstring2
> leftstring3  rightstring3
> leftstring4  rightstring4
> leftstring5
> leftstring6
> 
> i do not know how many of each string will be, but i want this table
> 
> leftstring1  leftstring6
> leftstring2  rightstring1
> leftstring3  rightstring2
> leftstring4  rightstring3
> leftstring5  rightstring4
> 
> how to balance columns? how to make table of smallest height?
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