I think you misunderstood my suggestion. A hypothetical FrameMaker book named bookname.book would be built as follows:
FrontMatter.fm, a single, non-generated file containing this content: -title page content -legal page content -TOC heading -text inset containing TOC content -LOF heading -text inset containing LOF content -LOT heading -text inset containing LOT content Preface.fm FirstChapter.fm ... LastChapter.fm BooknameIX.fm (generated file for index, used directly in book) BooknameTOC.fm (generated file for TOC content, source for text inset) BooknameLOF.fm (generated file for LOF content, source for text inset) BooknameLOT.fm (generated file for LOT content, source for text inset) When you get ready to publish, you need to do the Update Book operation *at*least*twice* because the text insets get updated as the first step in the update sequence, before the generated files are rebuilt. The first update picks up all the paragraphs that need to go into the generated files so the generated lists will be the correct length; but the generated files may not reflect the correct page numbers at this point if there have been any significant changes in the length of any of the the generated lists. The second update pass updates the text insets first so that the FrontMatter file has the correct length and the book has its final pagination, and this time the generated files will pick up the correct page numbers. Then you either need to manually update the text insets in the FrontMatter file or repeat the Update Book operation a third time to ensure that the generated lists with the final page numbers are reflected in the file that gets printed. Then to print the final result, select all files except the last three (i.e. FrontMatter.fm through BooknameIX.fm, omitting the generated files that are the sources for the text insets) and use the Print Selected Files in Book command rather than the Print Book command. Or you could use Jeremy's approach and have a second book file that doesn't even include the three generated files that are used as source files. You would *never* perform the Update Book command on this second file, which would only exist as a convenience for printing purposes. The only master pages that ever get involved are those in the FrontMatter.fm file, and all the final formatting of the generated lists is controlled from the Paragraph Catalog of this file. If the headings for the LOF and LOT are not set to start at top of page, the three generated lists will follow one on the other with no page breaks and certainly no blank pages since everything is printed from a single file. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel....@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robotti Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:24 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Importing Generated Files Into TOC Fred Ritter wrote: > I think what you'll need to do is import all three generated tables > into a container file that is not a generated file. For example, you > might have a non-generated book component called FrontMatter.fm > that has the headings for the TOC, LOF, and LOT, but which > includes the actual listings for each as a text inset. The actual > generated files would be included in the book file as the last three > items so that you can easily exclude them when it comes time to > print the book. Fred, how would I handle the master pages? I don't want any blank pages in the middle of the TOC, LOF and LOT, but the TOC length keeps changing and I don't want to keep switching the master pages manually. This is so frustrating because I *know* I've done this before with no manual upkeep, I just can't remember how. Thanks for your help, and keep the suggestions coming everybody! Anne -------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in or attached to this e-mail contains confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail is PROHIBITED. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail immediately. Thank you. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as fred.ridder at intel.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel. com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
