Re: [docbook-apps] Line Numbering with DocBook Publisher

Thank you Bob.
Great to know it can be implemented if need be.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Bob Stayton <> wrote:
Hi Paul,

It is possible, but not currently implemented in the stylesheets, so it would take a customization.

In the current XSL release (1.79.1), the line element is output as a simple fo:block for PDF output (see fo/publishers.xsl).  That could be changed to a fo:list-block instead, using xsl:number to count lines for the list-item-label.

The linegroup element could complicate things.  It can contain a <speaker> element, so the linegroup element is already output as an fo:list-block with 20% of the width for the speaker element.  But nested fo:list-block is not a problem.

Bob Stayton

Sagehill Enterprises



On 5/23/2016 1:36 PM, Pc Thoms wrote:

http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/AnnotateListing.html#LineNumbering

I came across the above and am wonder if Line Numbering with DocBook

Publisher is possible? Possible using the <line/> element, that is.

With thanks Paul