Hi, Brian:
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:21 AM, <blamborn at comcast.net> wrote: > Peter, > > Thanks for the info. I went back to double check what was going on. The > tabs were not there. I manually inserted them. The tabs/leaders work for > Paragraph Designs (auto generated by Frame) Heading2TOC through Heading 5TOC. > They do not work for Heading1TOC (the top level). > > The tab mark is there, and I checked to make sure that all of the definitions > in the Paragraph Designer were the same for all (tab position and leader > type). > > I get nice leaders and page # placement for all except the top level. > > Any suggestions? * If a tab character is beyond (to the right of) its corresponding tab stop, it's ignored. Check that your top-level text isn't so long that it's causing this. * Verify that the rightmost tab stop is right aligned. * Verify that the reference page top-level prototype line contains the manually-inserted tab character, that the right-aligned tab stop position falls within the body-page's text-frame width. * Verify that no nearby body- or master-page graphic or text frame has its runaround property ON - this can force the text to the left, which simulates the tab failing. * Regenerate the TOC. I'm out of ideas. ________________ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > Thanks, > > Brian > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Peter Gold" <peter at knowhowpro.com> >> Hi, Brian: >> >> Turn on View > Text Symbols to verify that there's a tab character to >> the left of the page numbers on the TOC body page, then: >> >> * If there is NO tab character on the TOC body page, on the reference >> page named TOC, if there is no tab character (looks like a greater >> than symbol) to the left of the <$pagenum> building blocks for each >> line that represents an entry level, you need.to manually type a tab >> character at that spot. Then regenerate the TOC - FM creates the tab >> on the body page before the page number by "picking up" the one you >> type on the reference page. >> >> * If there IS a tab character to the left of the page number on the >> TOC body page, then the cause usually comes from the TOC reference >> page's text frame width being wider than the body page's text-frame >> width. If you've position the right-aligned tab stop at the right edge >> of the reference-page's text frame (the wider one), the tab character >> in the text frame on the TOC body page can't reach the tab stop. >> >> HTH >> >> Regards, >> >> Peter Gold >> KnowHow ProServices >> >> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:52 AM, <blamborn at comcast.net> wrote: >> > I am working with FrameMaker 8 on a Windows XP platform. I have my product >> interface in preferences set to FrameMaker. >> > >> > I have generated a TOC and am trying to set tabs to place the page number >> > out >> near the right edge of the page. I have defined the tab stops, but when I >> hit >> the tab key the insertion point does not move. >> > >> > I have followed the steps laid out in the Help file to the letter and am >> > not >> having success. >> > >> > Can anyone point me in the right direction? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Brian > >
