Re: [docbook-apps] forcing only the first chapter to be recto -- how?

Hi Robert,

You will need to customize a couple of templates for this. For 
the first chapter, use the 'initial.page.number' template described 
here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html#InitialPageNumber

 

It can be customized to add an xsl:when to test for the first 
chapter, and give it an 'auto-odd' value.

 

But the preface must also be forced to end on an even page 
(auto-odd does not insert blank pages, it just skips to the next odd number for 
the current page).  You will need to customize the template named 
'force.page.count' described here:

 

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/PrintHeaders.html#EndingPageNumber

 

The original templates can be found in 
fo/pagesetup.xsl.

 

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises


From: Robert Nagle 

Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 8:03 AM

To: apps docbook 

Subject: [docbook-apps] forcing only the first chapter to be recto 
-- how?

Hi, there. 

I want the first chapter and the preface to appear on 
the recto side, but after that, I really don't want chapters to appear on the 
recto side. 

I have set these parameters: 

    <xsl:param name="double.sided" 
select="1"></xsl:param>
    <xsl:param 
name="force.blank.pages" select="0"></xsl:param>

This puts 
the preface on the right side, but the chapter one of the left side (and all 
chapters on wherever they happen to land. 

I tried putting 
    <?hard-pagebreak?> at the bottom of the preface, but 
that didn't work. Any idea how to do this? 

Thanks. Robert 

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