Thanks Stuart, all very useful information. It's been some time that I haven't used FrameMaker in-depth ...
Jakob. On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 18:24, Stuart Rogers <srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com> wrote: > Jakob Fix wrote: >> >> Richard, I should have said this in my initial message, but yes I >> checked this and found the Pagination > Start: Anywhere for the first >> paragraph (which is actually the table itself). > > The table itself, the Table Title pgf, or the pgf containing the table > anchor? ?All three have their own Start settings that you should check. > >> >> On the second page the only thing that's visible (if text symbols is >> toggled on) is the ? sign. Another observation for which I don't have >> an explanation is that the page numbers that are displayed in the >> status bar for each book component file are followed by an asterisk, >> like this: Pages: 180-181 * ?Does that mean they've been modified? > > The asterisk means the file has been modified, although you may not have > modified the content yourself. ?Something as simple as changing the zoom > counts as "modification". ?Also, if you generate a TOC or cross-reference > from another file, FM inserts markers thereby also modifying the files. > >> >> Oh, and we're not using chapters at all (at least not knowingly). The >> numbering for chapters is "as is" -- I could change this to "continue >> numbering from previous file". > > Each file that is part of a book is commonly called a "chapter", whether you > title it as such or not. ?The numbering properties don't affect pagination, > so don't worry about changing that. > > HTH > > -- > Stuart Rogers > Technical Communicator > Phoenix Geophysics Limited > Toronto, ON, Canada > +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 > > srogers phoenix-geophysics com > > "Developers explain How the Product Works. > Technical writers explain How to Work the Product." >