Hi Bob,
Thanks for the pointer. If I can make this work (probably not for a few weeks), and have a reasonably clean implementation, I'll post the result (my client is me this time around:-).
Thanks,
Dick
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On Sep 27, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Bob Stayton wrote:
> Hi Dick,
> Yes, I did this for a client using the same mechanism that can be used for tables, as described in:
>
> http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/TableTemplateCust.html#TableContinuedLabel
>
> You need to customize this template from fo/autoidx.xsl:
>
> <xsl:template match="indexterm" mode="index-primary">
>
> and put the content inside a single-cell fo:table, as described in that section. The method depends on the FO processor. I don't think FOP supports the retrieve-table-marker property yet, though. Sorry, I can't give you the code from that client.
>
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
>
>
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> From: "Richard Hamilton" <>
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 10:49 AM
> To: "apps docbook" <>
> Subject: [docbook-apps] Continued lines in index
>
>> Has anyone implemented a way to get a "continued" line in a printed index?
>>
>> That is, when a primary term that has a lot of secondaries breaks across a page boundary, many indexes will include a line like this at the top of the new page:
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>> Bieber, Justin (continued)
>> greatest hits
>> ...
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>> Right now, in this case, the stylesheets would start that page with "greatest hits" rather than a reiteration of the primary term.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>>
>> Dick Hamilton
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