docs/xml-docs/fop/limitations.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>



<!-- Limitations --> 

<s1 title="Limitations">
  <p>FOP implements the fo objects and properties listed 
     in <jump href="implemented.html">features</jump>, sometimes it does so only in a limited way. 
  </p>

  <s2 title="fo:leader">
    <p>leader-length.minimum is not used at all</p>
  </s2>

  <s2 title="page-number-citation">
    <p>Only works for table of contents without any problems. The case where the page number doesn't 
    fit on a line isn't handled, and any text on the same line and after the page-number might not 
    appear exactly where you want it to.
    </p>
  </s2>

  <s2 title="Padding">
    <p>Padding works in conjunction with indents and spaces. It is only implemented 
       for blocks. At the moment padding can't be used to make extra space (indents+spaces
       must be used), but only to control how much the background-color extends beyond
       the content rectangle.
    </p>  
  </s2>
  <s2 title="Tables">
    <p>There two limitations for tables: 1) FOP needs you to explicitly specify column widths 
       2) Cells have to contain block-level FOs. They can't contain straight character data.
    </p>
    <p>A working basic example of a table looks like this: </p>  
<p>
  <source><![CDATA[
<fo:table>
 <fo:table-column column-width="150pt"/>
 <fo:table-column column-width="150pt"/>
 <fo:table-body font-size="10pt" font-family="sans-serif">
  <fo:table-row>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
  </fo:table-row>
  <fo:table-row>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
  </fo:table-row>
  <fo:table-row>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
   <fo:table-cell>
    <fo:block>text</fo:block>
   </fo:table-cell>
  </fo:table-row>
 </fo:table-body>
</fo:table>]]></source>
</p>
  </s2>


</s1>