RE: FO: positioning

Thanks al lot, Mr. Deach

you are helping my to clarify several doubts.

But I have still some problems:

> >Is the area-container of a fo:flow a containing block and can I use it
> for
> >absolute positioning ?
> >How can I have an absolute positioning in a page different from the first
      >page ?

I hope I'll have your personal opinion.

Bye.


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> From: 	Stephen Deach[SMTP:sdeach@xxxxxxxxx]
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> Sent: 	lunedì 20 settembre 1999 17.02
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> Subject: 	Re: FO: positioning
> 
> All areas have an (actual-)height and (actual-)width. For fo:block, the
> (actual-)height is determined by its content. It is the actual height and
> not the setting of the "height" property that is used in determining most
> %-based size and positioning values.
> 
> At 14:43 1999-09-20 +0200, you wrote:
> >I hope someone of the W3C XSl Working Group con replay me:
> >
> >how do the position properties work ?
> >
> >What does absolute positioning work in a paged media ?
> >
> >I can read in XSL WD:
> >
> >absolute:
> >
> >the box's position (and possibly size) is specified with the 'left',
> >'right', 'top', and 'bottom' properties. These properties specify offsets
> >with rispect to the box's containing block. .......
> >
> >
> >Which are the box's containing block ?
> >
> >Is the area-container of a fo:flow a containing block and can I use it
> for
> >absulute positioning ?
> >How can I have an abosulte positioning in a page different from the first
> >page ?
> >
> >Why couldn't a fo:block have height and width ? Why have I to use
> >fo:disply-included-container ?
> >
> >I hope someone would like to answer me.
> >
> >Thanks for all.
> >Bye.
> >
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