examples/fo/basic/character.fo

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!-- example for a simple fo file. At the beginning the page layout is set.
  Below fo:root there is always
- a single fo:layout-master-set which defines one or more page layouts
- an optional fo:declarations
- and a sequence of one or more fo:page-sequences containing the text and formatting instructions
-->

<fo:root xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">

  <fo:layout-master-set>
  <!-- fo:layout-master-set defines in its children the page layout:
       the pagination and layout specifications
      - page-masters: have the role of describing the intended subdivisions
                       of a page and the geometry of these subdivisions
                      In this case there is only a simple-page-master which defines the
                      layout for all pages of the text
  -->
    <!-- layout information -->
    <fo:simple-page-master master-name="simple"
                  page-height="29.7cm"
                  page-width="21cm"
                  margin-top="1cm"
                  margin-bottom="2cm"
                  margin-left="2.5cm"
                  margin-right="2.5cm">
      <fo:region-body margin-top="3cm"/>
      <fo:region-before extent="3cm"/>
      <fo:region-after extent="1.5cm"/>
    </fo:simple-page-master>
  </fo:layout-master-set>
  <!-- end: defines page layout -->


  <!-- start page-sequence
       here comes the text (contained in flow objects)
       the page-sequence can contain different fo:flows
       the attribute value of master-name refers to the page layout
       which is to be used to layout the text contained in this
       page-sequence-->
  <fo:page-sequence master-reference="simple">

      <!-- start fo:flow
           each flow is targeted
           at one (and only one) of the following:
           xsl-region-body (usually: normal text)
           xsl-region-before (usually: header)
           xsl-region-after  (usually: footer)
           xsl-region-start  (usually: left margin)
           xsl-region-end    (usually: right margin)
           ['usually' applies here to languages with left-right and top-down
            writing direction like English]
           in this case there is only one target: xsl-region-body
        -->
    <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body"
                text-align="justify">

      <!-- each paragraph is encapsulated in a block element
           the attributes of the block define
           font-family and size, line-heigth etc. -->


      <!-- this defines normal text -->
      <fo:block font-size="12pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="15pt"
                space-after.optimum="3pt"
                >
1. Why <fo:character character="T" font-size="16pt" color="red"/><fo:character character="E" font-size="16pt" color="blue"/><fo:character character="I" font-size="16pt" color="green"/>? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why T<fo:character character="E"/>I? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y"/>ou should use it too.
      </fo:block>

      <!-- this defines normal text -->
      <fo:block font-size="12pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="15pt"
                space-after.optimum="3pt"
                >
1. Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
Why TEI? I know, you know, I know (Paul Grice). Using TEI is quite a challenge. ou should use it too.
      </fo:block>

      <!-- this defines normal text -->
      <fo:block font-size="12pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="15pt"
                space-after.optimum="3pt"
                >
1. Why TEI? Using <fo:inline text-decoration="underline">TEI</fo:inline> is quite a challenge. <fo:character character="Y" font-size="16pt" />ou should use it too.
      </fo:block>

    </fo:flow> <!-- closes the flow element-->
  </fo:page-sequence> <!-- closes the page-sequence -->
</fo:root>