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Human Page Design is Translated into
XSL-FO Formatting Objects

• Formatting Objects Describe Page Layout
  • page size
  • margins, columns
  • headers, footers, side-bars. etc.
  • Different page layout templates (masters) can be sequenced, e.g.
    • first page followed by later pages
    • recto / verso alternating
• Formatting Object with their properties control
  • text placement
  • fonts, sizes, line height, leading
  • hyphenation, widows / orphans, etc.