Re: [css3-page] page-break-after:always just before the end of body

Hi,

Yuzo Fujishima <yuzo@google.com> wrote on 2010/01/22 11:02:53
> Suppose that
>   there is a block-level element just before the end of body
> and that
>   the element has page-break-after:always property.
> (See an example below.)
> 
> Should the pages break there? In other words, should a content-empty page
> follow the penultimate page?
> 
> http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-page/#forced-pg-brk says:
> no content-empty pages are generated by page-break properties, except for
> at most one content-empty page as may be required by ‘right’ and ‘left’
> values to position ensuing content on a right- or left-facing page. 
> 
> Although the above line is for when multiple page-break-* properties apply
> at a margin,
> it seems to be a good general guideline.
> 
> I believe vast majority of users don't want a content-empty page at the end.

I agree with you. I also believe the page-break-before:always should not 
generate a blank page at the beginning of a document.

I tested some implementations:

AHFormatter = Antenna House Formatter 5.1
Prince = Prince 7.0
PDFreactor = PDFreactor 4.0
IE = IE8 (print preview mode)
Firefox = Firefox 3.6 (print preview mode)
Opera = Opera 10.10 (print preview mode)
Safari = Safari 4.0.4 (print preview mode)
Chrome = Chrome 4.0.249.78 (print)

'page-break-after:always' generates a blank page at the end?
  AHFormatter: No
  Prince:      No
  PDFreactor   No
  IE:          No
  Firefox:     No
  Opera:       Yes
  Safari:      Yes
  Chrome:      Yes

'page-break-before:always' generates a blank page at the beginning?
  AHFormatter: No
  Prince:      No
  PDFreactor   No
  IE:          No
  Firefox:     Yes
  Opera:       Yes
  Safari:      Yes
  Chrome:      Yes

(test files are attached)

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Shinyu Murakami
Antenna House Formatter team
http://www.antennahouse.com