XSL-FO list-block object
May 28, 2021 XSL-FO
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XSL-FO list-block object
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Definitions and usages
The list-block object is used to format the entire list.
Here are four XSL-FO objects for creating lists:
- fo:list-block (includes the entire list)
- fo:list-item (contains each item in the list)
- fo:list-item-label (includes list-item tag - normally, it contains numbers, characters, etc.)
- fo:list-item-body (content/body containing list-item - usually one or more objects)
Grammar
<fo:list-block>
<!--
Contents:(list-item+)
-->
</fo:list-block> Property
| Attribute [A-J] | Property [K-Z] |
|---|---|
| azimuth | keep-together |
| background-attachment | keep-with-next |
| background-color | keep-with-previous |
| background-image | left |
| background-repeat | margin-bottom |
| background-position-horizontal | margin-left |
| background-position-vertical | margin-right |
| border-after-color | margin-top |
| border-after-style | padding-after |
| border-after-width | padding-before |
| border-before-color | padding-bottom |
| border-before-style | padding-end |
| border-before-width | padding-left |
| border-bottom-color | padding-right |
| border-bottom-style | padding-start |
| border-bottom-width | padding-top |
| border-end-color | pause-after |
| border-end-style | pause-before |
| border-end-width | pitch |
| border-left-color | pitch-range |
| border-left-style | play-during |
| border-left-width | provisional-distance-between-starts |
| border-right-color | provisional-label-separation |
| border-right-style | relative-position |
| border-right-width | richness |
| border-start-color | right |
| border-start-style | role |
| border-start-width | source-document |
| border-top-color | space-after |
| border-top-style | space-before |
| border-top-width | speak |
| bottom | speak-header |
| break-after | speak-numeral |
| break-before | speak-punctuation |
| cue-after | speech-rate |
| cue-before | start-indent |
| elevation | stress |
| end-indent | top |
| id | voice-family |
| intrusion-displace | volume |
Instance 1
An example of an XSL-FO list:
<fo:list-block>
<fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item-label>
<fo:block>*</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-label>
<fo:list-item-body>
<fo:block>Volvo</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item-label>
<fo:block>*</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-label>
<fo:list-item-body>
<fo:block>Saab</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>
</fo:list-block>
<fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item-label>
<fo:block>*</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-label>
<fo:list-item-body>
<fo:block>Volvo</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item>
<fo:list-item-label>
<fo:block>*</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-label>
<fo:list-item-body>
<fo:block>Saab</fo:block>
</fo:list-item-body>
</fo:list-item>
</fo:list-block>
The above code will output:
|
* Volvo * Saab |
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