On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 8:49 AM, David Creamer <ideaslists at ideastraining.com> wrote:
[snipped] > ID's Indexing is slightly easier with use of it's topic list in the Index > panel, but I believe that ID only allows one index per book. One suggested workaround is to create a unique dummy top-level entry for each separate index, and make the real top-level entries second-level entries. For example, Flora - first level green plants - second level grass - third level spinach - third level zucchini - third level yellow plants - second level etc... Fauna - first level two-legged - second level chickens - third level primates - third level four-legged - second level cats - third level dogs - third level zebras - third level Then, cut and paste the sections of the generated index. Also, enter a feature request for multiple indexes at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform [snipped] > ID cannot span columns with subheads if working with a multi-column layouts, > and does not have run-in heads. in-tools.com has some very smart InDesign plug-ins for side heads, straddle heads, and run-in heads. [snipped] If your workflow needs multiple indexes and side, straddle, and run-in paragraphs, FM is the simpler way to achieve them. [snipped] > Frame's conditions are slightly more advanced in that they can be applied to > table rows; ID's conditions can only be applied to the entire table. Other >condition features are similar. [snipped] I haven't seen this suggested, but it's probably possible to use a script that searches for character, or paragraphl styles applied to the content of all cells in a row, or , cell styles applied to the cells in a row, and reduce their height to zero to hide them. The style names should match the condition names. Restoring hidden rows to their former size probably would need the script to create and refer to user variables that store the original row height. InDesign's highly customizable by scripting; there are many free ones, and often participants on the Adobe InDesign scripting forum will whip one up for free, if their interest is piqued and they have the time. There are also folks who develop custom scripts. But, again, this is more complicated than FM's approach. Once again, request the feature at: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform HTH Regards, Peter __________________ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices