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I am seeking clarification of the XSL-FO 1.1 Recommendation at Sections 7.15.3 (block-progression-dimension) and 7.15.7 (inline-progression-dimension), for the <percentage> calculation. In both cases, the percentage base is described as "the corresponding dimension of the closest area ancestor that was generated by a block-level formatting object."[1] This definition does not address formatting objects that may be direct descendants of the fo:flow, such as fo:block-container and fo:table, that can specify ipd and bpd. My intuition wants to restate the definition as follows: "the corresponding dimension of the closest area ancestor that is either a reference area or an area that was generated by a block-level formatting object." Can you either confirm that this restatement is correct, or provide additional guidance for the case I have described?
The FO subgroup proposes the following change: -------------------------------------------------------- ipd/bpd percentatge base: in 7.15.3 and 7.15.7 add to the end of the sentence The percentage is calculated with respect to the corresponding dimension of the closest area ancestor that was generated by a block-level formatting object. the text: , or if there is no such area ancestor the closest area ancestor that is a reference area. in 6.2 change the sentence: The parameter entity, "%block;" in the content models below, contains the following formatting objects: to The parameter entity, "%block;" , defining the block-level formatting objects, in the content models below, contains the following formatting objects: -------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with the instructions at http://www.w3.org/XML/2008/01/xsl-fo-bugzilla.html#verify, please review the proposed resolution carefully and let the Working Group know whether it's acceptable or not.
Proposal accepted in http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xsl-editors/2007JulSep/0006.html