Re: FO: next to last page

Thanks Ken. I suspected as much but wanted to confirm.

Don

--- On Thu,
5/6/10, G. Ken Holman <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: G. Ken
Holman <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re:  FO: next to last
page
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010,
10:00 AM
> At 2010-05-06 07:44 -0700, Don Smith
> wrote:
> > I've got a
requirement to end chapters on even pages
> and, if that last page turns out
to be blank, reference it
> on the next to last page. Assuming that I have 5
pages of
> content and output a blank page for page 6, then on page 5 I
> need
this in a static content region:
> > 
> > Page: 5 / 6 blank
> > 
> > I've got
everything working in terms of reference,
> etc. My problem is isolating only
the next to last page. I
> can't see any way to do that. Right now I'm getting
the
> reference on all my odd pages; I only want it if it's next
> to last.
>
> 
> > Am I missing the way to accomplish this or is it
> impossible?
> 
> It
is not possible in the way you express the
> requirement.  One cannot do
arithmetic with page
> numbers
> 
> When my customers have come to me with
this, the way I've
> convinced them to go is to use:
> 
>  Page: 5 / next
blank
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> . . . . . . . . . . . Ken
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