Re: [docbook-apps] Horizontal Space inside Table

Did you consider putting each line inside a 
programlisting inside the entry element?  For example:

 

<row><entry><programlisting>    
&lt;para&gt;some 
text&lt;/para&gt;</programlisting></entry></row>

That would give you the monospaced spacing you need.  You might need 
to adjust the styling of programlisting for space-after, though.

  

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


 

 

  
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Subject: [docbook-apps] Horizontal Space 
  inside Table

  

  

  

  
Hello group: 

  
Hope that this is the right list for this sort of question. I have a 
  challenge that I could use some help to find the best way to do this. 
I 
  have a table, <informaltable> to be more specific, which somewhat 
  represents print out of XML codes. 

  
Now if this were just regular content I could set it in something like 
  <programlisting> or some other preformatted element, but in this case 
  the elements are marked up as inside a table with each line of code as a row. 
  

  
 

  
So the output I am looking to make is got to look somewhat XML code - 
  like the following example. 

  
 

  
<sect1>text

  
       <para>some 
  text</para>

  
               
  <itemizedlist>

  
                    
  <listitem> etc..

  
               
  </itemizedlist>

  
</sect1>

  
 

  
an example using "_" to ensure spacing is depicted as desired. 

  
<sect1>text

  
____<para>some text</para>

  
_______<itemizedlist>

  
___________<listitem> etc..

  
_______</itemizedlist>

  
</sect1>

  
 

  
To show the output needs to be indented as in the above examples. 

  
It is in a table... 

  
<row><entry>&lt;sect1&gt;text</entry><row>

  
<row><entry>&lt;para&gt;some 
  text&lt;/para&gt;</entry></row>
<row><entry>&lt;itemizedlist  
  etc..

  
 

  
and output looks like :

  
<sect1>text

  

  
<para>some text</para>

  
<itemizedlist>

  
<listitem> etc..

  
 

  
This is not really a problem in HTML can use &nbsp; or CSS to 
  create indents. 

  
However I need something that will work for FO/PDF output as well. 
   

  
 

  
Is there any docbook tool, processing instruction, code, that can do 
  this?

  
Someone else must have had something similar?

  
What is best way to get horizontal spacing and indents to pass 
  through, like preformatted text, inside a table??

  
 

  
Just looking for some ideas. 

  
 

  
Thank you in advance. 

  
 

  
/Gregorio