--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/PageBreaker.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/PageBreaker.java	Wed Nov 26 13:40:07 CET 2008
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ 
         if (childLC.getNextSpan() != Constants.NOT_SET) {
             //Next block list will have a different span.
             nextSequenceStartsOn = childLC.getNextSpan();
-            needColumnBalancing = (childLC.getNextSpan() == Constants.EN_ALL);
+            needColumnBalancing = (childLC.getNextSpan() == Constants.EN_ALL)
+                    && childLC.getFoxNeedsBalancing();
         }
         if (needColumnBalancing) {
             AbstractBreaker.log.debug(
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/Block.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/flow/Block.java	Wed Nov 26 11:18:09 CET 2008
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ 
     private int whiteSpaceCollapse;
     private Numeric widows;
     private int wrapOption;
+    private int foxNeedsBalancing;
     // Unused but valid items, commented out for performance:
     //     private CommonAccessibility commonAccessibility;
     //     private CommonAural commonAural;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ 
         whiteSpaceCollapse = pList.get(PR_WHITE_SPACE_COLLAPSE).getEnum();
         widows = pList.get(PR_WIDOWS).getNumeric();
         wrapOption = pList.get(PR_WRAP_OPTION).getEnum();
+        foxNeedsBalancing = pList.get(PR_X_NEEDS_BALANCING).getEnum();
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
@@ -318,6 +320,12 @@ 
         return this.lineHeightShiftAdjustment;
     }
 
+     /** @return the "foxNeedsBalancing" property */
+     public int getFoxNeedsBalancing() {
+         return foxNeedsBalancing;
+     }
+
+
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public CharIterator charIterator() {
         return NullCharIterator.getInstance();
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AreaAdditionUtil.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AreaAdditionUtil.java	Wed Nov 26 12:05:16 CET 2008
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ 
             // set space after for each LM, in order to implement
             // display-align = distribute
             lc.setSpaceAfter(layoutContext.getSpaceAfter());
+            lc.setFoxNeedsBalancing(layoutContext.getFoxNeedsBalancing());
             lc.setStackLimitsFrom(layoutContext);
             childLM.addAreas(childPosIter, lc);
         }
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BlockLayoutManager.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BlockLayoutManager.java	Wed Nov 26 12:05:16 CET 2008
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ 
             lc.setSpaceAfter(layoutContext.getSpaceAfter());
         }
         PositionIterator childPosIter;
-
+        lc.setFoxNeedsBalancing(layoutContext.getFoxNeedsBalancing());
         // "unwrap" the NonLeafPositions stored in parentIter
         // and put them in a new list;
         LinkedList positionList = new LinkedList();
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BlockContainerLayoutManager.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/BlockContainerLayoutManager.java	Wed Nov 26 12:05:16 CET 2008
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ 
         if (layoutContext.getSpaceAfter() > 0) {
             lc.setSpaceAfter(layoutContext.getSpaceAfter());
         }
+        lc.setFoxNeedsBalancing(layoutContext.getFoxNeedsBalancing());
         BlockContainerPosition bcpos = null;
         PositionIterator childPosIter;
 
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/Constants.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/Constants.java	Wed Nov 26 15:24:59 CET 2008
@@ -766,8 +766,10 @@ 
     int PR_X_WIDOW_CONTENT_LIMIT = 271;
     /** Property constant - FOP proprietary: limit for orphan content in lists and tables */
     int PR_X_ORPHAN_CONTENT_LIMIT = 272;
+    /** Property constant - FOP proprietary: Balancing needed */
+    int PR_X_NEEDS_BALANCING = 273;
     /** Number of property constants defined */
-    int PROPERTY_COUNT = 272;
+    int PROPERTY_COUNT = 273;
 
     // compound property constants
 
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/Flow.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/Flow.java	Mon Dec 01 08:56:31 CET 2008
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ 
 public class Flow extends FObj {
     // The value of properties relevant for fo:flow.
     private String flowName;
+    private int foxNeedsBalancing;
     // End of property values
 
     /** used for FO validation */
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ 
     public void bind(PropertyList pList) throws FOPException {
         super.bind(pList);
         flowName = pList.get(PR_FLOW_NAME).getString();
+        foxNeedsBalancing = pList.get(PR_X_NEEDS_BALANCING).getEnum();
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
@@ -120,6 +122,13 @@ 
         return flowName;
     }
 
+    /** @return "fox-needs-balancing" property. */
+    public int getFoxNeedsBalancing() {
+        return foxNeedsBalancing;
+    }
+    public boolean hasFoxNeedsBalancing() {
+        return EN_TRUE == foxNeedsBalancing;
+    }
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public String getLocalName() {
         return "flow";
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/LayoutContext.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/LayoutContext.java	Wed Nov 26 16:21:42 CET 2008
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ 
         this.pendingKeepWithNext = parentLC.pendingKeepWithNext;
         this.pendingKeepWithPrevious = parentLC.pendingKeepWithPrevious;
         // Copy other fields as necessary.
+        this.foxNeedsBalancing = parentLC.foxNeedsBalancing;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ 
 
     /**
      * Sets (Copies) the stack limits in both directions from another layout context.
-     * @param context the layout context to taje the values from
+     * @param context the layout context to take the values from
      */
     public void setStackLimitsFrom(LayoutContext context) {
         setStackLimitBP(context.getStackLimitBP());
@@ -681,5 +682,12 @@ 
         + (breakAfter != Constants.EN_AUTO ? "break-after" : "") + "]";
     }
 
+    private boolean foxNeedsBalancing;
+    public boolean getFoxNeedsBalancing() {
+        return foxNeedsBalancing;
-}
+    }
+    public void setFoxNeedsBalancing(boolean foxNeedsBalancing) {
+        this.foxNeedsBalancing=foxNeedsBalancing;
+    }
+}
 
--- src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/FOPropertyMapping.java	(revision 721992)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/FOPropertyMapping.java	Mon Dec 01 11:00:02 CET 2008
@@ -1648,6 +1648,15 @@ 
         m.setDefault("wrap");
         m.addShorthand(s_generics[PR_WHITE_SPACE]);
         addPropertyMaker("wrap-option", m);
+
+        // fox-needs-balancing
+        m  = new EnumProperty.Maker(PR_X_NEEDS_BALANCING);
+        m.setInherited(true);
+        m.addEnum("true", getEnumProperty(EN_TRUE, "TRUE"));
+        m.addEnum("false", getEnumProperty(EN_FALSE, "FALSE"));
+        m.setDefault("inherit");
+        addPropertyMaker("fox-needs-balancing", m);
+
     }
 
     private void createCharacterProperties() {
@@ -1859,7 +1868,7 @@ 
         m  = new LengthProperty.Maker(PR_X_ORPHAN_CONTENT_LIMIT);
         m.setInherited(true);
         m.setDefault("0pt");
-        addPropertyMaker("fox:orphan-content-limit", m);
+        addPropertyMaker("fox:orphan-content-limit", m);     
     }
 
     private void createLayoutProperties() {
@@ -2286,6 +2295,15 @@ 
         m.setInherited(false);
         m.setDefault("");
         addPropertyMaker("region-name", m);
+
+        // fox-needs-balancing
+        m  = new EnumProperty.Maker(PR_X_NEEDS_BALANCING);
+        m.setInherited(true);
+        m.addEnum("true", getEnumProperty(EN_TRUE, "TRUE"));
+        m.addEnum("false", getEnumProperty(EN_FALSE, "FALSE"));
+        m.setDefault("true");
+        addPropertyMaker("fox-needs-balancing", m);
+
     }
 
     private void createTableProperties() {