You're welcome, Joe. (The fine print is in the user guide -- look in the index for dictionary heads.) ;- )
Art On 1/30/06, Joe Malin <jmalin at tuvox.com> wrote: > I figured as much. I wasn't able to find that fine print anywhere; maybe > my eyesight is failing! :) > > I'll live with it. I prefer to base my files, including the generated > ones, on standard templates. If somebody really complains, I can > customize the index. > > Thanks for the quick response, Art. > > Joe > > > Joe Malin > Technical Writer > (408)625-1623 > jmalin at tuvox.com > 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: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:53 AM > To: Joe Malin > Cc: Framers List > Subject: Re: Dictionary Headers Issue in Index > > I imagine that when you set up the headers, you set up all your master > pages, or at least the left AND right, to use the dictionary headers. > I think if you read the fine print on this setup, you'll see that the > variables in the headers map to the last entry on the page. But if there > is no entry, as in your case, the variable isn't reset and so displays > the contents with which it was last loaded (the header on the previous > page). > > So the short answer is that everything is working. It just isn't working > the way you want it to. ;- ) Either live with it (my choice), add > enough idex markers to spill to a second page (I hope that's a REALLY > short book), or twiddle your master pages to have an empty left page > header, either by creating a new left master page or deleting the > variable from the one you use. In all honesty, for a one-page index, > dictionary headers are kinda cute but useless. > > Cheers, > Art > > On 1/30/06, Joe Malin <jmalin at tuvox.com> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I am using dictionary headers in my FM-generated index. My index > > happens to be only one page, so I have a blank left page. Even so, the > > > header appears on this page, displaying the last index entry of the > > *previous* page. No other one-page file exhibits this behavior. Is > > this a known FM bug, or am I doing something wrong? > > > > Joe > > > > > > TuVox, Inc. > > > > > > 19050 Pruneridge Avenue Suite 150, Cupertino, CA 95014-0715 > > > > Joe Malin > > Technical Writer > > (408)625.1623 > > jmalin at tuvox.com > > www.tuvox.com <http://www.tuvox.com/> > > The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do > > not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > > or visit > > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gma > > il.com > > > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > > -- > Art Campbell > art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent > and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson > No disclaimers apply. > DoD 358 > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358