FM-9 UI: floating book window (was: Thumbs down: FrameMaker 9 Welcome Screen)

2009-03-28 Thread Klaus Daube
On 27 Mar 2009 at 0:23, Diane Gaskill wrote: I also do not like the fact that FM9 opens a book file on the left side of the FM window and its huge and docked. The last thing I need is to have a book file take up 1/3 of the screen. It's also VERY annoying to have to shrink it and move it

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Donald W. Spencer
Hello to all, especially Peter Gold: Using Frame 7.2 on Home XP, SP3, I've created a problem with my TOC. Awhile back, I generated a reduced TOC to submit to potential publishers as an outline, but neglected to do so as a stand-alone. I eventually deleted that TOC from the book and reinstated

Re: TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Art Campbell
Donald, it sounds as if you're using the operating system's copy and delete commands to manipulate files in the book. Don't do that. Use the book tools. To recover the generated TOC, in the Book file: * Use the Delete Selected File From Book tool (trash can icon) to remove the dead TOC file from

RE: TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Fred Ridder
Don't worry, Don, it's *much* easier than you think. It's also somewhat easier than the procedures that Art Campbell already posted. As Art correctly stated, the first step is to remove the reinserted detailed TOC, which you added to the book as a static book component rather than as a

Re: TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Art Campbell
Just to clarify one point... in the second bullet item below... you want to do File Add TOC, not just add any old file. I thought that would be plain because we're talking about a TOC, but perhaps not. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's

FM-9 UI: floating book window (was: Thumbs down: FrameMaker 9 Welcome Screen)

2009-03-28 Thread Klaus Daube
On 27 Mar 2009 at 0:23, Diane Gaskill wrote: > I also do not like the fact that FM9 opens a book file on the left side of > the FM window and its huge and docked. The last thing I need is to have a > book file take up 1/3 of the screen. It's also VERY annoying to have to > shrink it and move it

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Donald W. Spencer
Hello to all, especially Peter Gold: Using Frame 7.2 on Home XP, SP3, I've created a problem with my TOC. Awhile back, I generated a reduced TOC to submit to potential publishers as an outline, but neglected to do so as a stand-alone. I eventually deleted that TOC from the book and reinstated

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Mollye Barrett
Seems I've done something similar... I'd try renaming the generated file, adding a new generated TOC to the book and then import the format from the old file. You'll have to update the book file again after importing the format, but it would save hand-formatting. Mollye Barrett, ClearPath, LLC

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Art Campbell
Donald, it sounds as if you're using the operating system's copy and delete commands to manipulate files in the book. Don't do that. Use the book tools. To recover the generated TOC, in the Book file: * Use the Delete Selected File From Book tool (trash can icon) to remove the dead TOC file from

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Fred Ridder
Don't worry, Don, it's *much* easier than you think. It's also somewhat easier than the procedures that Art Campbell already posted. As Art correctly stated, the first step is to remove the reinserted detailed TOC, which you added to the book as a static book component rather than as a

TOC Trouble

2009-03-28 Thread Art Campbell
Just to clarify one point... in the second bullet item below... you want to do File > Add TOC, not just add any old file. I thought that would be plain because we're talking about a TOC, but perhaps not. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion,