Kristy,
As I understand it, the signal words "Note, Caution, Warning" must be on the
same line as the actual note text. That is a little tricky but doable. You need
separate elements for the Note, Caution, Warning headers and the text that
follows. Set text range formatting for both elements. If you add an attribute
to the container element to choose the correct header this makes your editing a
lot easier than having to handle three different elements. Using Prefix rules
in the EDD, you can control the text of the headers. Don't forget to add the
"\t" in the prefixes and set the first tab stop in the Note paragraph format
far enough to the right so that the note text is separated from the header.
As the Note must have its type attribute set explicitly, I also use the EDD to
clearly signal to the author when this has not been done, by adding an
informative text and setting the text color to red.
I normally keep all my formats outside of the EDD - only applying
ParagraphFormatTag and CharacterFormatTag but that does not change the outcome.
Using direct formatting, format change lists in the EDD or assigning tags that
can be changed in the Paragraph and Character Designers do not make any
difference in what you try to do.
Here is a working example of the Note element including the required formatting:
Element (Container): Note
General rule: NoteHeader, NoteText
Attribute list
Name: type Choice Required
Choices: Information, Caution, Warning
Text format rules
In all contexts.
Use paragraph format: Note
Element (Container): NoteHeader
General rule: <EMPTY>
Prefix rules
If context is: Note [ type = ?Information? ]
Prefix: Note\t
Else, if context is: Note [ type = ?Caution? ]
Prefix: Caution\t
Else, if context is: Note [ type = ?Warning? ]
Prefix: WARNING !\t
Else
Prefix: *** SET NOTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE ***
Text format rules
If context is: Note [ type = ?Information? ]
Text range.
Else, if context is: Note [ type = ?Caution? ]
Text range.
Font properties
Underline: Single
Else, if context is: Note [ type = ?Warning? ]
Text range.
Font properties
Underline: Double
Else
Text range.
Font properties
Color: Red
Element (Container): NoteText
General rule: <TEXT>
Text format rules
In all contexts.
Text range.
Good luck with the work. If you need any further assistance, drop me an e-mail.
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> 2012/7/5 Kristy Nolan <Kristy.Nolan at wnco.com>
>
>> Hi guys!****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Frame 10, structured question. I am trying to clean up our EDD and can?t
>> figure out how to designate some formatting. I have elements for Note,
>> Caution, and Warning. Most of the formatting is fine (e.g., font, size,
>> weight). However, the direction I have is single underline ?Caution? and
>> double underline ?Warning.? Not the whole paragraph, just the term. I know
>> how to do this if I go the style sheet route where I designate everything
>> there. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I tried creating character formats in the EDD ? one for single and one for
>> double underlines, but not working. May not even be on the right track
>> there.****
>>
