examples/fo/footnotes/columns.fo

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

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

  <!-- defines page layout -->
  <fo:layout-master-set>

    <!-- layout for the first page -->
    <fo:simple-page-master master-name="first"
                  page-height="11in"
                  page-width="8.5in"
                  margin-top="1in"
                  margin-bottom="1in"
                  margin-left="0.75in"
                  margin-right="0.75in">
      <fo:region-body 
            margin-top="1in" margin-bottom="1in"
            column-count="2" column-gap="0.25in"/>
      <fo:region-before extent="1in"/>
      <fo:region-after extent="1in"/>
    </fo:simple-page-master>

    <fo:simple-page-master master-name="next"
                  page-height="11in"
                  page-width="8.5in"
                  margin-top="1in"
                  margin-bottom="1in"
                  margin-left="0.75in"
                  margin-right="0.75in">
      <fo:region-body
      margin-top="1in" margin-bottom="1in"
    column-count="4" column-gap="0.25in"/>
      <fo:region-before extent="1in"/>
      <fo:region-after extent="1in"/>
    </fo:simple-page-master>

  </fo:layout-master-set>

  <!-- actual layout -->
  <fo:page-sequence master-reference="first">
    <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
      <fo:block font-size="16pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="normal"
                text-align="start"
        color="blue">Footnotes in Columns</fo:block>
  </fo:static-content>

    <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after">
      <fo:block font-size="10pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="12pt"
        space-before.optimum="6pt"
                text-align="end"
        color="blue">Page #</fo:block>
  </fo:static-content>

    <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
      <fo:block color="grey">
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
      </fo:block>
<fo:block color="red">
  The <fo:footnote>
  <fo:inline font-weight="bold">footnote<fo:inline font-size="6pt" vertical-align="super">1</fo:inline></fo:inline>
  <fo:footnote-body>
      <fo:block color="maroon">
          1. A footnote is text placed at the bottom of the current page.
      </fo:block>
  </fo:footnote-body>
  </fo:footnote>
   at the bottom of the page.
</fo:block>
      <fo:block color="grey">
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
      </fo:block>
<fo:block color="green">
  The <fo:footnote>
  <fo:inline font-weight="bold">second footnote<fo:inline font-size="6pt" vertical-align="super">2</fo:inline></fo:inline>
  <fo:footnote-body>
      <fo:block color="darkgreen">
          2. Another footnote with a bit more text.
      </fo:block>
  </fo:footnote-body>
  </fo:footnote>
   at the bottom of the page after the other footnote.
</fo:block>

    </fo:flow>
  </fo:page-sequence>

  <fo:page-sequence master-reference="next">
    <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-before">
      <fo:block font-size="16pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="normal"
                text-align="start"
        color="blue">Footnotes in Columns</fo:block>
  </fo:static-content>

    <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after">
      <fo:block font-size="10pt"
                font-family="sans-serif"
                line-height="12pt"
        space-before.optimum="6pt"
                text-align="end"
        color="blue">Page #</fo:block>
  </fo:static-content>

    <fo:flow flow-name="xsl-region-body">
      <fo:block color="grey">
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
      </fo:block>
<fo:block color="red">
  The <fo:footnote>
  <fo:inline font-weight="bold">footnote<fo:inline font-size="6pt" vertical-align="super">1</fo:inline></fo:inline>
  <fo:footnote-body>
      <fo:block color="maroon">
          1. A footnote is text placed at the bottom of the current page.
      </fo:block>
  </fo:footnote-body>
  </fo:footnote>
   at the bottom of the page.
</fo:block>
      <fo:block color="grey">
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
What shall we use to fill the empty spaces,
Where we used to talk?
How shall I fill the final places?
How shall I complete the wall?
      </fo:block>
<fo:block color="green">
  The <fo:footnote>
  <fo:inline font-weight="bold">second footnote<fo:inline font-size="6pt" vertical-align="super">2</fo:inline></fo:inline>
  <fo:footnote-body>
      <fo:block color="darkgreen">
          2. Another footnote with a bit more text.
      </fo:block>
  </fo:footnote-body>
  </fo:footnote>
   at the bottom of the page after the other footnote.
</fo:block>

    </fo:flow>
  </fo:page-sequence>
</fo:root>