Just remember that the cross-reference method will create a hypertext link in a PDF if you Generate Acrobat data...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:29 PM > To: debbi.fortney at verizon.net > Cc: John Milligan; framers at lists.frameusers.com; framers at omsys.com > Subject: Re: Under-documented features... What fun! > > > 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/fra> mers/art.campbell%40gma > > il.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 >
