The way I do this is: * distinguish books by part number * one book file per part number * unique title.fm for each book * store all variables, conditional text settings, and colors in title.fm * use variables for book-level changes, like titles in the footer, etc. * use conditional text for parts of a "shared" chapter that should or should not appear. * use color settings with conditional text for editing purposes
With this method, I do have to re-apply variables and conditional text settings every time I re-generate a book, but to me this is a minor task. Hijack: I have a book that excludes some chapters if it goes out to customers (external version). The drawback to this is that I have to re-set some chapter numbering settings when I re-generate the internal version. Does anyone have a better way? Joe Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 7:36 AM To: Framers Subject: Using the same chapters for several books Could anyone give me a brief overview of how to use the same chapters for several books, or the right terminology to find this in the online help? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
