Hi Fred You are correct (as always): I was misled by the user interface. So, no bug.
By the way, I'm using FrameMaker 11. Thanks Yves On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Fred Ridder <[email protected]> wrote: > You don't say what version of FrameMaker you are using, but I can confirm > that both FM8 and FM9 behave in a way that is consistent with what you > describe. > > However, I think you are slightly misinterpreting what you are seeing. > When you set a chapter to "Continue from previous", the expected thing is > to increment the value of the numbering by one number/letter. But the > command *also* sets the numbering format to match the format of the chapter > of the preceding chapter. If the first chapter is set to numeric, then > *all* the chapters that continue from the previous chapter will inherit > that numeric format. If the first chapter in the string is Alphabetic, then > all the chapters that follow the numbering sequence in the "continue" chain > will also inherit the Alphabetic format. > > If you need to change format starting at some point in the book (when > changing from chapters to appendixes, for example), you must also specify > the value to use for the chapter where the format changes. But once you've > done that, all chapters that are in the following "continue" string will > both increment from that new value and use the new numbering format, > whatever it happens to be. > > -Fred Ridder > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:59:13 +0200 > Subject: alphabetic <$chapnum> > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Hi group > > The autonumber format for my chapters is: > > N:Chapter\ < ><$chapnum>: > > I want to number my chapters alphabetically, so I set the chapter > numbering properties in my book to "Fomat: Alphabetic (N)". This works as > long as I restart my chapter numbering (Chapter #: 1). When I select > "Continue numbering from Previous Chapter in Book", however, I get "numeric > (14)" numbering again. > > Is this a known bug? > > Thanks > > > -- > Yves Barbion > www.scripto.nu > > _______________________________________________ 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/docudoc%40hotmail.comSend > administrative questions to > [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more > resources and info. > -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu
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