And another, perhaps easier way to do it, is to type the title on the cover page and embed a cross-reference to that tag in each following header/footer....
Art On 6/28/07, Debbi Correia <debbi.fortney at verizon.net> wrote: > Hi John, > Once you change the variables in the Title file, you need to import the > Variable Definitions into all files in the book (let me know if you need > instructions on how to do that). That's it! You can't use the building > block <$paratext[Cover]> because that will only pull from the current > file. > > Deb Correia > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-framers at omsys.com > > [mailto:owner-framers at omsys.com] On Behalf Of John Milligan > > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 11:40 AM > > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; framers at omsys.com > > Subject: Under-documented features... What fun! > > > > > > > > Hello all: > > > > Need some help. Looked in UG, OLH and even queried Adobe's > > support-site KB. No luck. So, I appeal to my fellow users > > for assistance. > > > > > > This is about displaying the book title (of a multi-file > > book) that should be captured from the front/title file, in > > every pagetop header in the remaining chapter files. Can't > > get it to work, but I suspect it can. > > > > 1) the "Title" file utilizes two variables (Doc Title and Doc > > Type) that provide the product name and the book title. They > > are uniquely para-formatted as "Cover" and "Cover2". > > > > 2) I swapped the "definition" text in each variable with the > > actual info. So the variable definition [Document Title] is > > now "Fabulous User Guide" > > > > 3) Each succeeding chapter file has two header variables (not > > based on one of the "header/footer" variables) that contain > > the variable definitions from the "Title" file. Moving from > > Master Page view to Body Page view, I see the "definition" > > placeholder text, but no pick-up from the actual > > "re-definition" I applied to the variables in the "Title" file. > > > > 4) When I update the book, the in-file Variable Definition > > placeholder text reappears unaltered, and F-M doesn't swap in > > the replacement from the "Title" file. > > > > 5) So, I replaced the chapter files' variable with > > "<$paratext[Cover]>", thinking that maybe F-M will load all > > the pagetop variables with the para-formatted text, the actual text. > > > > No good. So now I'm stuck. > > > > Help! Please... Save me from Adobe's extortionate > > support-package pricing! > > > > -- John Milligan > > > > > > > > ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo at omsys.com ** > > ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. ** > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as art.campbell at gmail.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/art.campbell%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin 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
