5.13.4 Layout limitations

Below we list the known limitations in PDF output.

5.13.4.1 Table column widths

FOP can't auto-balance column widths like web browsers do. Therefore, by default all columns in a table are made the same width, which might give undesirable results. However, you can assign custom column widths in the editor through the table settings dialog. Next to the absolute widths such as cm and mm, there's also the special unit * (star). This is for proportional widths. For example, assigning the columns of a two-column table the widths 1* and 2* respectively, will make the first column take one third of the width and the second two thirds.

Another possibilities is to assign a class to the table and use that to perform appropriate styling in a custom skin or document type specific XSLT.

5.13.4.2 Text flow around images

Text flow around images is not supported.

5.13.4.3 Table cell vertical alignment

Table cell vertical alignment is not supported.