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dysou17

Feb 18, 2020; 2:04pm

Add table into page header or footer

This post was updated on Feb 18, 2020; 2:22pm.

Hello guys, i have just started working with AsciiDoc. I am currently trying to convert an adoc file to a PDF. As you may already know I am using Asciidoctor for this task. But I have a problem right now which is the embedding of a table into the page header or footer (running content). Is this even possible with Asciidoctor? If so how do you do it? If not what are the possible ways to achieve this task?

I'll apologize if there are already topics and solutions within the discussion forum regarding this matter.

mojavelinux

Feb 18, 2020; 8:38pm

Re: Add table into page header or footer

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Hi there!

No, it's not possible to embed a table in the header / footer content in Asciidoctor PDF. However, you can configure up to three columns with proportional widths. You can also make multiple lines in each column using the hard line break modifier (a trailing +). See https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctor-pdf/blob/master/docs/theming-guide.adoc#multiple-lines

Cheers,

-Dan

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Hello guys, i have just started working with AsciiDoc. I am currently trying to convert an adoc file to a PDF. As you may already know I am using Asciidoctor for this task. But I have a problem right now which is the embedding of a table into the page header or footer (running content). Is this even possible with Asciidoctor? If so how do you do it? If not what are the possible ways to achieve this task?

I'll apologize if there are already topics and solutions within the discussion forum.

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dysou17

Feb 19, 2020; 7:42am

Re: Add table into page header or footer

Your suggestion is not suitable for my task. There are multiple rows in one column, therefore I need to highlight the borders.
But still thanks for your reply, Dan.

mojavelinux

Feb 19, 2020; 8:15am

Re: Add table into page header or footer

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In that case, it's beyond what's possible with the theming system in Asciidoctor PDF, and Asciidoctor PDF in general.

Being able to use arbitrary templates for the header/footer will be a key requirement for asciidoctor-pdf.js (the browser-based predecessor that's starting to take shape). See https://github.com/mogztter/asciidoctor-pdf.js

Best Regards,

-Dan

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