Re: XSL:FO: Left ... Center ... Right

On Sat, 16 Oct 1999 22:09:46 +0100, you wrote:

>What would FO fiends say is the right way of expressing
>
>Left               Centre                 Right
>
>in (for instance :-}) a running head?
>
>What I am using now is 
>
>        <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-after">
>          <fo:block>
>           <fo:linline-sequence>Left</fo:linline-sequence>
>           <fo:inline-rule rule-thickness="0pt"/>
>           <fo:linline-sequence>Centre</fo:linline-sequence>
>           <fo:inline-rule rule-thickness="0pt"/>
>           <fo:linline-sequence>Right</fo:linline-sequence>
>          </fo:block>        
>        </fo:static-content>
>
>(based on a clue from Paul T). Is this plausible, or am I abusing the
>system? I'd be glad to hear how other FO writers plan to style such
>examples. 

You can also do it with space-after and/or space-before, although I
think it would make more sense in the long run for XSL to use a model
more along the lines of TeX's notion of "infinite stretchability" of
different orders.

-Steve


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