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#1345 Multiple Languages in Documents not Supported in FO/PDF

output: print/FO/PDF
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Robert Stayton
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2014-10-14
2014-10-14
Thomas Schraitle
No

Consider the following document:

<article lang="en">
  <title>Language Test</title>
  <para lang="de">Dies ist ein deutscher Absatz.</para>
  <para lang="ar">هذه هي الفقرة العربية.</para>
</article>

Transforming the above document with version 1.78.0 into XSL-FO leads to the following fo:block structures:

<fo:block space-before.optimum="1em" space-before.minimum="0.8em"
    space-before.maximum="1.2em">Dies ist ein deutsches Zitat</fo:block>

<fo:block space-before.optimum="1em" space-before.minimum="0.8em"
    space-before.maximum="1.2em"> هذه هي الفقرة العربية.</fo:block>

As you can see, language and writing-mode attributes are missing. The same situation applies, when you use sect1 or other structural elements.

For reference, see discussion on the docbook-apps mailinglist:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/docbook-apps/201410/msg00005.html

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