I'm working in FrameMaker 7.2 and have 20+ books based on a boilerplate
template.
In a .pdf of one of the books, instead of seeing the current page number
(1, 2, and so forth) in the header, I saw every page number, prefixed
with xnumber. The other books show the page number without the
prefix.
So, I compared the headers in Master Pages of the problematic book with
the boilerplate template Master Pages. The Master Pages header of the
problematic book shows Running H/F 1 xnumber# (without question
marks). When I select xnumber# and look at Variables, it translates
to Current Page # and when I click Edit I see xnumber$curpagenum.
In the boilerplate template Master Pages (and Master Pages of other
books), the variable is Running H/F 1 # and the pound sign is in red.
When I select the # and look at Variables, it translates to Current
Page #. When I click Edit, I see xnumber$curpagenum.
So, what I'm seeing in the problematic book Master Pages breaks down in
Variables to being the same as what I see in the other books. It's the
appearance of the variable in Master Pages that is different.
I've searched FrameMaker Help and this list for info about xnumber and
about displaying variables, without success. I've reimported variables
from the boilerplate template without success. Is there a display
setting that is causing this problem? Is the construction of the
variables the problem? What does the red color on the # sign mean? How
do I fix this problem?
I've learned a lot about FrameMaker by following the discourse on this
list, thanks to all you EXPERTS who provide the answers! Hope you can
help me with this issue.
Bill Rost
Technical Writer
Retalix USA
5210 E. Williams Circle, Suite 300
Direct: (520) 298-7757 x 3192
Main: (520) 298-7757
Fax: (520) 747-1660
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