postion page numbers in footer problem

Hello,

 

I am using Docbook 1.69.1 to create a
book with multiple chapters. I am using <xsl:param name="double.sided">0</xsl:param>
because I don’t want any blank pages between my chapters. It is perfectly
okay for one of my chapters to begin on an even page (not a standard format
book). Most of my formatting comes out fine. However, I have a problem with my
running footer section. I want my page number to be on the left for even pages
and on the right for odd pages. Because the first page of a chapter has “$sequence=first”,
but the page can be odd or even, I can’t dynamically detect which side to
put the page number.

 

Can someone suggest a way to handle this
situation?

 

Jerry J