Re: Re[2]: [xep-support] Centered table not centered and unwanted line break

Hello Alexei,

Thanks for your help. The table is now centered using table-layout="fixed"
instead of width="100%".

Cheers, Jost
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Peshkov" <peshkov@renderx.com>
To: "Jost Klopfstein" <xep-support@renderx.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:01 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [xep-support] Centered table not centered and unwanted line
break

> Hello Jost,
>
> 1. According to XSL-FO specification proportional-column-width() can
> be used only for table with fixed layout.
> 2. Main reason that you get unexpected result is width="100%"
> specified on the outer table. As recommended by CSS2 formatter
> first determines actual column widths and if resulting width is
> less then required (100% is your case) - distributes the rest of
> the space evenly among columns. In the second sample this leads to
> additional space in the second column thus breaking centering of
> "SHORT" table.
>
> If you remove width="100%" from the outer table and specify
> table-layout="fixed" you'll get what you want. Please find attached
> modified version of your sample (I've removed some unnecessary stuff).
>
> Best regards,
> Alexander Peshkov mailto:peshkov@renderx.com
> RenderX
>
> JK> Dear RenderX support team,
>
> JK> I was able to remove the line break with non-breakable white space
xa0.
>
> JK> However, short table cells are still not centered.
> JK> I tried an other approach using fo:table width="100%" for the inner
table. This adds unwanted padding to the "SHORT" table.
>
> JK> Cheers, Jost
>
> JK> ----- Original Message -----
> JK> From: "Jost Klopfstein" <jost@axostech.com>
> JK> To: <xep-support@renderx.com>
> JK> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:13 PM
> JK> Subject: [xep-support] Centered table not centered and unwanted line
break
>
>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am using XEP Version 4.2 build 20050228 and tried to center a table.
> >> This seems not to work with a short table (see attached PDF, 2nd box)
using
> >> the recommended procedure:
> >>
> >> <fo:table width="100%">
> >> <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
> >> <fo:table-column/>
> >> <fo:table-column column-width="proportional-column-width(1)"/>
> >>
> >> Additionally, is there a way to prevent the line break as happened in
the
> >> third box? The text would fit on one line.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Jost
> >>
>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------

---
> >> ----
> >> Jost Klopfstein
> >> Axos Technologies Inc.
> >> OnDemand & Transactional Document Solutions, powered by XML
> >> IT Consulting
> >> http://www.axostech.com
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