Building the Page Contents page using XSL-FO

Question

I am trying to build the CONTENTS Page for my book in following format but no luck.

Table of contents.....................................1
Definition............................................2
Types of Definition...................................5
etc...................................................7

the thing is i am not able to understand how i should make it aligned like about and fill the dots.

If any one have any idea about this please let me know.

Thank you in advance

Regards, Mona

Answer 1

Turn on justification for the line (at least the last line and optionally for the other lines), and separate the section title from the page number citation using a leader of dots. Use indents to cover off the wrapping of long titles.

Here is an example where I've made the section title and the page number linkable:

<block text-align-last="justify"
      end-indent="1cm" start-indent="1cm">
 <basic-link internal-destination="N36">Second Title</basic-link>
 <leader leader-pattern="dots"/>
 <basic-link internal-destination="N36">
  <page-number-citation ref-id="N36"/>
 </basic-link>
</block>

There are helpful diagrams on pages 162-170 of my XSL-FO book that is available for free download on a "try and buy" basis at http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/training/#pfux ... if you decide not to pay for the book, please delete the copy that you download for free.