Thanks, Mike. I knew I shouldn't have posted to the list so late in the day! Yes, I know the DTD doesn't define the text formatting, but I'm still new enough to this that my brain is a little fried...
Which is also why I neglected to say that the sample I sent was not meant to be XML code per se, but just to illustrate the tagged elements in FrameMaker and where the line break is currently v. where I want it to be. What I didn't understand is why each element is automatically in its own paragraph; I'm assuming it's because I'm specifying paragraph formatting for the elements, and that's why you're recommending TextRange formatting instead? (I'm going to try this out...) Thanks muchly! Lin > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Feimster [mailto:mike.feimster at acstechnologies.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:28 AM > To: Lin Surasky; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: More than one element in a paragraph? > > Lin, > > The method you used to solve your problem is perfectly valid. > Another possibility is to assign paragraph level formatting > to the BugNum element and assign TextRangeFormatting to the > Number and Title elements. > > You don't use a DTD to define how the text looks. In XML, a > DTD does not define how text looks, it defines the semantic > structure of a document. It's basically just the general rule > from the EDD. This is different from structured Frame, where > the EDD defines the semantic structure of the document and > provides formatting information. > > For all practical purposes, the two XML samples you provided > are identical. If you were to use the XML in non-Frame work > flow, you would need to create an XSL transform or use some > other method to provide the formatting. > > --- > Mike Feimster > Documentation Analyst > > ACS Technologies > 180 N. Dunbarton Drive > Florence, SC 29501 > p / 843.413.8122 > f / 843.413.8122 > e / mike.feimster at acstechnologies.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > framers-bounces+mike.feimster=acstechnologies.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+mike.feimster=acstechnologies.com at list s.frameuse > rs.com] On Behalf Of Lin Surasky > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 7:44 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: More than one element in a paragraph? > > Hi all- > > I'm still plodding along in my downtime, setting up a > structured application so that eventually I'll be able to > import XML data from our development (bug-tracking) database. > I have the basics working, but I'm not sure how to break up > the bug (er, feature) information. Right now I just have an > element, BUG, that has a general rule of BugNum, Description. > BugNum = Number, Title. I want these to be separate elements > because they're separate fields in the bug tracking system. > But I want the number and title to be in a single paragraph. > > What do I need to do? I've worked around it by assigning > Number a special run-in paragraph format, but in the long run > I want to get away from formatting in FrameMaker as much as > possible, and use the DTD to define how the text looks. > > So what I have is: > > <BUG> > <BugNum><Number>Bug 1234: </Number> > <Title>Yet Another Bug in the System</Title></BugNum> > <Description>It don't work so good.</Description> </BUG> > > What I want is: > > <BUG> > <BugNum><Number>Bug 1234: </Number><Title>Yet Another Bug > in the System</Title></BugNum> > <Description>It don't work so good.</Description> </BUG> > > I can provide my EDD if that'll help diagnose what's missing; > I just don't know what else would be helpful at this point. > Thanks very much! > Lin > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as > mike.feimster at acstechnologies.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/mike.feims > ter%40acst > echnologies.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. > Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
