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XSL-FO simple-page-master object


May 28, 2021 XSL-FO


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XSL-FO simple-page-master object

XSL-FO simple-page-master object XSL-FO reference manual

Definitions and usages

The simple-page-master-object defines the size and shape of a page. For each page layout, there is a specified simple-page-master.

A page can contain up to five regions: region-body, region-before, region-after, region-start, region-end.

The object will be referenced from the object, or from the object, or from the object.


Grammar

<fo:simple-page-master>
<!--
Contents:(region-body,region-before?,
region-after?,region-start?,region-end?)
-->
</fo:simple-page-master>

Property

Attributes
end-indent
margin-bottom
margin-left
margin-right
margin-top
master-name
page-height
page-width
reference-orientation
space-after
space-before
start-indent
writing-mode

Instance 1

The structure of the XSL-FO document is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">

<fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:simple-page-master master-name="A4">
<!-- Page template goes here -->
</fo:simple-page-master>
</fo:layout-master-set>

<fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4">
<!-- Page content goes here -->
</fo:page-sequence>

</fo:root> 

Instance 2

A "real" XSL-FO instance:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">

<fo:layout-master-set>
<fo:simple-page-master master-name="A4">
</fo:simple-page-master>
</fo:layout-master-set>

<fo:page-sequence master-reference="A4">
<fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
<fo:block>Hello W3CSchool</fo:block>
</fo:flow>
</fo:page-sequence>

</fo:root>

The output of the code above looks like this:

Hello W3CSchool



XSL-FO simple-page-master object XSL-FO reference manual