I'm not sure I'm getting a clear picture of what the desired end result looks like. Are you saing that each page has a 2-line header with one line presenting the chapter title and the second line presentinf the title of the top-level section heading?
When you split a chapter into multiple files, you need to do some kludging to get running header/footers to work properly, but at least FrameMaker lets you set up section numbering in a straightforward way if you use $chapnum. There are several approaches you can take to picking up a chapter title that in a separate file without typing it directly into the header. The most direct approach is to use a cross-reference to the title of the chapter in the following headers, but the disadvantage is that this x-ref becomes a hyperlink in a PDF deliverable (not terrible, but a little strange). Or you can include an "invisible" (small, white text) paragaph that contains an x-ref to the chapter title in the body of the following files and include its tag in the definition of the Running H/F variable you are using. Or you can set the $volnum system variable (assuiming you're not using it already) to the chapter title text string using the book-level numbering properties dialog. But if I have misunderstood your description, none of these may be relevant to your situation... Fred Ridder >From: "Melissa Clark" <melissa.s.clark at gmail.com> >To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com, framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: need help with header information >Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:54:24 -0700 > >Hi, >I need some help with header information (Running H/Fs) in a FM 7.2 book >file. I have a document with quite a few chapters, some of which are what >I >would consider "continued chapters" located in separate files. > >For example, I have: > File 1 -- Chapter 1 > File 2 -- Chapter 2 > File 3 -- Chapter 3 > File 4 -- Chapter 3.1 (still in chapter 3) > File 5 -- Chapter 3.2 (still in chapter 3) > File 6 -- Chapter 3.3 (still in chapter 3) >... > File 18 -- Chapter 3.15 > File 19 -- Chapter 4 >Chapters 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 must remain separate from Chapter 3. > >The headers in my regular (unseparated files) are using automated Running >H/Fs, defined as: <$paratext[0 Heading, 0 Heading Preface, Features, 0 >Heading Appendix, zGeneratedListTitle]>. The headers in Files 4, 5, and 6 >are using manually typed in text (not Running H/Fs) that reference the >chapter title from Chapter 3. When manually added, the top header works >properly. > >It's the sub header (located below top header) that is not working right >due >to the separated files. The sub header in my regular (unseparated files) >are using automated Running H/Fs, defined as: <$paratext[1 Heading, 1 >Heading Appendix, 1 Heading Preface, Features Heading]>. I would like a >similar heading in the separated files (Files 4, 5, and 6). Is there any >way to achieve this without manually typing the 1 Heading level into each >separated file? (Note that the 1 Heading level may not exist in every >file.) > >(Btw, I'm also open to using Running H/Fs in on the headers in Files 4, 5, >and 6 if someone knows of a good way to do this too.) > >I'd appreciate any help that can be provided. > >Thanks, >Melissa _________________________________________________________________ See what you?re getting into?before you go there http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_preview_0507
