Creating Links: <fo:basic-link>

Another powerful aspect of XSL-FO is the ability to use links from document to document. This is currently supported in the fop processor with the XSL-FO <fo:basic-link> element, which acts much like a simple hyperlink.

You can use these properties with <fo:basic-link>:

  • Common accessibility properties: source-document, role

  • Common aural properties: azimuth, cue-after, cue-before, elevation, pause-after,pause-before, pitch, pitch-range, play-during, richness, speak, speak-header,speak-numeral, speak-punctuation, speech-rate, stress, voice-family, volume

  • Common border, padding, and background properties: background-attachment, background-color, background-image, background-repeat,background-position-horizontal, background-position-vertical, ...

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