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> -----Original Message----- > From: Raheja, Dhruv (TRANS) > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 7:51 AM > To: 'xml-dev@l...' > Subject: table of contents and "wrap-around" text > > hello everybody, > I am a beginner at XML.....just started > working on it a couple of months back. I am in the process of preparing > web-based documentation using XML and related tools. I'm sure i'll be > posting a lot of doubts on this mailing list, most of which will be really > fundamental and basic stuff so please bear with me :) Today I have a > couple of doubts and I was hoping somebody will be able to help me. > > 1.) I need to start my document with a table of contents. Is is possible > to generate a TOC using XSL in such a way that it consists two cols, the > name of the topic in one col and the page no in the other (as in any TOC). > However i want the topic names to be hyperlinked so that if someone were > to click on the topic he/she should be led to the relevant portion of the > document. > > 2.) I want to wrap my text around an accompanying image. The way i am > thinking of doing that is by defining a 3 row/ 3 col HTML table. The first > cell of the first row spans 3 cols. The first cell of the second row > spans 1 col and the 2nd cell spans 2 cols. The first cell of the 3rd row > spans 3 cols so it is similar to the first cell of the first row. Thus > what I will have is text that continues to flow from (row cell1) to (row 2 > cell2) and then onto (row 3 cell1) with the image in (row2) cell1. I guess > what I want to know is whether it is possible to "split" an XML element > (using XSL) in such a way that part of its contents are displayed in a > particular way and the other part of it in another way (or location, in > this case text from the same element is supposed to be split among rows1,2 > & 3). > > I hope somebody will be able to guide me. > > Thanks a lot, > Dhruv > > Dhruv Raheja > Summer Intern (Documentation Center) > GE Transportation Systems > 2901 East Lake Road > Erie, PA 16531 > Ph : (814) 875 - 2529 (O) > (814) 824 - 2888 (R) > >
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