Pagewide element positioning

[2002 JI Open Discussion]

By: elmar weber - elmar_weber

Pagewide element positioning

2003-02-06 05:07

Hello,

 

I'd like to place elements somewhere at the page regardless of bands and columns and so an.

 

E.g.:

I want in the middle of the page a cross but the title band doesnt reach until the middle and the header and footer not, too. So there is always the detail section.

 

The only way I figure out is, afaik, to count the detail lines and if the current detail line is the closest to the middle print it there (e.g. page is 800 pixel height, top margin 50, header 150, detail band 20; it must be the 10th detail band to ensure that it is the middle).

 

But then there is still a problem if there a less detail lines than neccessary.

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Elmar