My view is that all importable elements should be defined in an external .fm file that serves as a template for all files in a book. Then you can use Apply Master Pages to clean things up after reorganizing.
Manually tying formats to the current sequence of .fm files in a .book incurs significant technological debt. On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:03 AM, Harding, Dan <dhard...@illinois.edu> wrote: > "That seems wrong to me. Master pages should not vary from chapter to > chapter." > > Since when? As long as the page dimensions and main text flow frames are > identical, master page ancillary content can most certainly vary by chapter. > You are not limited to using a single master page set for an entire book. > > -Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers > [mailto:framers-bounces+dharding=illinois....@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf > Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 12:02 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: [Framers] Thumb Tabs > > That seems wrong to me. Master pages should not vary from chapter to chapter. > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Harding, Dan <dhard...@illinois.edu> wrote: >> Maybe I'm too "old school" but I've been using side tabs for years, but a >> simple manual implementation rather than anything automated. >> >> I have a one-page master document just for side tabs that has ALL of the >> thumb tabs on it for the entire book (or more than one recto page if there >> are multiple sequences of tabs), properly spaced with graphics and text >> grouped, and then simply select and copy and paste the relevant group onto >> the master page of each chapter. >> >> One copy & paste action per chapter. Works like a charm. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
