Paragraph numbering issue

[Fred Ridder]

It sounds to me like you have the book file has the numbering
properties set to restart the paragraph numbering in each chapter
files. It's important to remember that numbering properties set
in the book file (by highlighting components in the book window,
then right-clicking and shoosing Numbering Properties in the
context menu) override any settings that are made in the
individual files so that you can use the same component files
in multiple books that may have different numbering setups.

And are you remembering to execute the Update Book command
to refresh all the numbering after you make any changes in the
book-level numbering properties? The numbering does not update
on the fly when you chang ethe setup; you must explicitly tell
FrameMaker to perform the update.

-Fred Ridder


>From: William Abernathy 
>To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Paragraph numbering issue
>Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:07:09 -0700
>
>All: I'm having a difficult time finessing this one, and I think I need 
>someone to help me come at it from a different angle. I have chapterwise 
>paragraph numbers that I want to reset on every chapter break, and I have a 
>set of requirement numbers that I want to sustain across chapter 
>boundaries. Hence:
>
>...
>Section 5.10.6
>   blah blah
>   Requirement 47: Thou shalt Foo
>
>Chapter 6
>
>Section 6-1
>   blah-blah
>   Requirement 48: Thou shalt Bar
>
>The problem is that I still end up with:
>
>Section 6-1
>   blah-blah
>   Requirement 1: Thou shalt Bar
>
>The current Heading p-tags are: C:<$chapnum>.<n+>.< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< 
>=0>\t (for Heading1, outputting "N.1   [Section Title]" and resetting all 
>subheadings in the C: series). At the chapter break, the Chapter title 
>P-tag resets the entire series with C:<$chapnum>.< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< 
>=0>.
>
>The current Requirement p-tag is: R:Requirement <n+>
>
>I have set the paragraph numbering properties to continue paragraph 
>numbering from chapter to chapter, under the theory that the C: series will 
>be reset by the chapter title regardless. Nonetheless, the R: series 
>doggedly resets at the chapter breaks. As things stand, I'm having to cook 
>up a fudge p-tag setting at the chapter breaks, which is obviously 
>unacceptable.
>
>What am I doing wrong?
>
>--William
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Paragraph numbering issue

[William Abernathy]

Thank you Fred, Ann, and Jeremy for your replies. All suggested that I review 
the numbering properties at the book and document levels for consistency.

Fred, however, wins the scalp on this bug with the following suggestion:

"And are you remembering to execute the Update Book command
to refresh all the numbering after you make any changes in the
book-level numbering properties? The numbering does not update
on the fly when you change the setup; you must explicitly tell
FrameMaker to perform the update."

D'Oh!

Thanks!

--William


William Abernathy wrote:
> All: I'm having a difficult time finessing this one, and I think I need 
> someone to help me come at it from a different angle. I have chapterwise 
> paragraph numbers that I want to reset on every chapter break, and I 
> have a set of requirement numbers that I want to sustain across chapter 
> boundaries. Hence:
> 
> ...
> Section 5.10.6
> blah blah
> Requirement 47: Thou shalt Foo
> 
> Chapter 6
> 
> Section 6-1
> blah-blah
> Requirement 48: Thou shalt Bar
> 
> The problem is that I still end up with:
> 
> Section 6-1
> blah-blah
> Requirement 1: Thou shalt Bar
> 
> The current Heading p-tags are: C:<$chapnum>..< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< 
> =0>\t (for Heading1, outputting "N.1   [Section Title]" and resetting 
> all subheadings in the C: series). At the chapter break, the Chapter 
> title P-tag resets the entire series with C:<$chapnum>.< =0>< =0>< =0>< 
> =0>< =0>< =0>.
> 
> The current Requirement p-tag is: R:Requirement 
> 
> I have set the paragraph numbering properties to continue paragraph 
> numbering from chapter to chapter, under the theory that the C: series 
> will be reset by the chapter title regardless. Nonetheless, the R: 
> series doggedly resets at the chapter breaks. As things stand, I'm 
> having to cook up a fudge p-tag setting at the chapter breaks, which is 
> obviously unacceptable.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
> 
> --William

Paragraph numbering issue

[William Abernathy]

All: I'm having a difficult time finessing this one, and I think I need someone 
to help me come at it from a different angle. I have chapterwise paragraph 
numbers that I want to reset on every chapter break, and I have a set of 
requirement numbers that I want to sustain across chapter boundaries. Hence:

...
Section 5.10.6
blah blah
Requirement 47: Thou shalt Foo

Chapter 6

Section 6-1
blah-blah
Requirement 48: Thou shalt Bar

The problem is that I still end up with:

Section 6-1
blah-blah
Requirement 1: Thou shalt Bar

The current Heading p-tags are: C:<$chapnum>..< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>\t 
(for Heading1, outputting "N.1   [Section Title]" and resetting all subheadings 
in the C: series). At the chapter break, the Chapter title P-tag resets the 
entire series with C:<$chapnum>.< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>.

The current Requirement p-tag is: R:Requirement 

I have set the paragraph numbering properties to continue paragraph numbering 
from chapter to chapter, under the theory that the C: series will be reset by 
the chapter title regardless. Nonetheless, the R: series doggedly resets at the 
chapter breaks. As things stand, I'm having to cook up a fudge p-tag setting at 
the chapter breaks, which is obviously unacceptable.

What am I doing wrong?

--William

Paragraph numbering issue

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:07:09 -0700, William Abernathy  
wrote:

>I have set the paragraph numbering properties to continue paragraph numbering 
>from chapter to chapter, under the theory that the C: series will be reset by 
>the chapter title regardless. 

Haven't tested it, but that sounds right.

>Nonetheless, the R: series doggedly resets at the chapter breaks.

*Where* did you set the numbering properties?  The settings made
from the book file override those made from the chapter file.
Sounds like the book could be resetting the paragraph numbering.

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
http://www.omsys.com/