xml - XSL for-each with position to get dynamic column-number -

this not working me. trying correct number of additional columns table depending upon number of nodes in xml. in example, have 2 "stuff" nodes, xml data can have between 1 , four, , table can have between 1 , 4 additional columns. first column there.

here's xml:

<stuff>     <thing>house</thing>     <color>red</color> </stuff> <stuff>     <thing>hat</thing>     <color>brown</color> </stuff> 

here's xsl:

<fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed">     <fo:table-column column-width="27%" column-number="1"/>     <xsl:for-each select="stuff">         <xsl:if test="position()=1">             <fo:table-column column-width="73%" column-number="2"/>         </xsl:if>         <xsl:if test="position()=2">             <fo:table-column column-width="36.5%" column-number="2"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="36.5%" column-number="3"/>         </xsl:if>         <xsl:if test="position()=3">             <fo:table-column column-width="24%" column-number="2"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="24%" column-number="3"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="25%" column-number="4"/>         </xsl:if>         <xsl:if test="position()=4">             <fo:table-column column-width="18.25%" column-number="2"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="18.25%" column-number="3"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="18.25%" column-number="4"/>             <fo:table-column column-width="18.25%" column-number="5"/>         </xsl:if>                                        </xsl:for-each>     <fo:table-body>         <fo:table-row>             <fo:table-cell>                 <fo:block>                     <fo:block>first row</fo:block>                 </fo:block>             </fo:table-cell>             <xsl:for-each select="stuff">                 <fo:table-cell>                     <fo:block>                         <xsl:value-of select="thing"/>                     </fo:block>                 </fo:table-cell>             </xsl:for-each>         </fo:table-row>          <fo:table-row>             <fo:table-cell>                 <fo:block>                     <fo:block>second row</fo:block>                 </fo:block>             </fo:table-cell>             <xsl:for-each select="stuff">                 <fo:table-cell>                     <fo:block>                         <xsl:value-of select="color"/>                     </fo:block>                 </fo:table-cell>             </xsl:for-each>         </fo:table-row>              </fo:table-body> </fo:table> 

i think want this:

<xsl:template match="parent-of-stuff">     <fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed">         <fo:table-column column-width="27%" column-number="1"/>         <xsl:variable name="n" select="count(stuff)" />         <xsl:for-each select="stuff">             <fo:table-column column-width="{73 div $n}%" column-number="{position() + 1}"/>         </xsl:for-each>          <!-- rest of table -->    </fo:table>   </xsl:template> 

if result of column-width="24.3333333333333%" 3-column scenario not acceptable, do:

<xsl:template match="parent-of-stuff">     <fo:table width="100%" table-layout="fixed">         <fo:table-column column-width="27%" column-number="1"/>         <xsl:variable name="n" select="count(stuff)" />         <xsl:for-each select="stuff">             <fo:table-column column-number="{position() + 1}">                 <xsl:attribute name="column-width">                     <xsl:choose>                         <xsl:when test="$n=3 , position()=3">25%</xsl:when>                         <xsl:when test="$n=3">24%</xsl:when>                         <xsl:otherwise>                             <xsl:value-of select="73 div $n" />                         </xsl:otherwise>                     </xsl:choose>                 </xsl:attribute>             </fo:table-column>         </xsl:for-each>      <!-- rest -->    </fo:table>   </xsl:template>