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At 2002-11-12 10:50 -0600, W. Eliot Kimber wrote:
G. Ken Holman wrote:At 2002-11-12 09:23 -0500, Noel Golding wrote: When I had considered this, I thought of a flaw ... 1. Position your main block absolutely as a block-container. Set the z-index to a large number to ensure it's positioned on top. I think the z-index should be immaterial since we are avoiding writing in the area. Remember that the z-index only determines what is on top of all of the things at a given place on the page, all of which are still visible. So the flaw isn't here. 2. In the start-side column, use an edge-ward side float whose extent will equal that part of the absolute block that would impinge on the column. I think this could not be positioned vertically in the column ... there would be no way of guaranteeing when to start the side float. The side float goes to the side of the block where the side float is flowed, so you would have to ensure to do so only when you are flowing information at the middle of the page. XSL-FO 1.0 doesn't have any synchronization constructs or ways to determine how far down a column one has been, in order to position the side float. At least I'm pretty sure it cannot be done, but, Eliot, you've managed magic in the past. 3. Ditto for the end-side column with a start-ward float. Ditto for that column as well. This should work, but I haven't tried it yet. I will when I get a chance. I would love to hear that it does work, but I don't think it will so I have never bothered to try. I hope this helps. .................. Ken
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