Solved: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC
Jon Harvey wrote: >...Apparently, unless a heading tag is used in the body pages of a > document, FM ignores it when generating the TOC. For example, I was > using the Chapter.name tag on the master page named "First" but not in > body pages that used this master page. Therefore, Chapter.nameTOC never > showed up in the body of the TOC. > > If anyone knows how to get styles that appear only on master pages to > appear in the body of the TOC, I would be interested in hearing about > it..Jon Hi Jon, If there is a way, it's probably pretty convoluted. When you think about it, it only makes sense that FM behaves the way it does. The purpose of a master page is to serve as a single-page template, with placeholders for text and variables, and other content like watermarks that never change. Although that content is visible on body pages, you cannot edit it -- it belongs to the master page, not the body page. Since a master page does not have a page number of its own, its content cannot be included in a TOC or other generated file. In other words, you've been trying to use master pages for a purpose they weren't intended for. Set up your master pages with all the placeholders you need, but put the actual content on the body pages. Best regards, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Not later than three days before unexpected shipment, the Buyer informs the Seller about possibility for receipt of the Goods." ? from a foreign sales contract
Solved: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC
For those who may not have been following, the problem was: When building a TOC, some headings were not appearing in the body of the TOC even though they we being generated in the TOC reference pages. Couldn't figure out why. I resolved the problem when I realized that the missing TOC content was being generated from tags that I was using only in the document's master pages. Apparently, unless a heading tag is used in the body pages of a document, FM ignores it when generating the TOC. For example, I was using the Chapter.name tag on the master page named "First" but not in body pages that used this master page. Therefore, Chapter.nameTOC never showed up in the body of the TOC. If anyone knows how to get styles that appear only on master pages to appear in the body of the TOC, I would be interested in hearing about it..Jon -Original Message- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:51 PM To: Jon Harvey Cc: Framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC Jon Harvey wrote: > That's the strange part. The tags are listed in the Setup dialog > along with the ones that are working correctly. > > BTW, I'm using FM 7.2 on Windows if it makes a difference. > Check to make sure there's only one TOC reference page. Sometimes a second one gets created or imported, and you end up going crazy modifying the one that isn't active. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Not later than three days before unexpected shipment, the Buyer informs the Seller about possibility for receipt of the Goods." - from a foreign sales contract
Re: Solved: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC
Jon Harvey wrote: >...Apparently, unless a heading tag is used in the body pages of a > document, FM ignores it when generating the TOC. For example, I was > using the Chapter.name tag on the master page named "First" but not in > body pages that used this master page. Therefore, Chapter.nameTOC never > showed up in the body of the TOC. > > If anyone knows how to get styles that appear only on master pages to > appear in the body of the TOC, I would be interested in hearing about > it..Jon Hi Jon, If there is a way, it's probably pretty convoluted. When you think about it, it only makes sense that FM behaves the way it does. The purpose of a master page is to serve as a single-page template, with placeholders for text and variables, and other content like watermarks that never change. Although that content is visible on body pages, you cannot edit it -- it belongs to the master page, not the body page. Since a master page does not have a page number of its own, its content cannot be included in a TOC or other generated file. In other words, you've been trying to use master pages for a purpose they weren't intended for. Set up your master pages with all the placeholders you need, but put the actual content on the body pages. Best regards, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Not later than three days before unexpected shipment, the Buyer informs the Seller about possibility for receipt of the Goods." — from a foreign sales contract ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Solved: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC
For those who may not have been following, the problem was: When building a TOC, some headings were not appearing in the body of the TOC even though they we being generated in the TOC reference pages. Couldn't figure out why. I resolved the problem when I realized that the missing TOC content was being generated from tags that I was using only in the document's master pages. Apparently, unless a heading tag is used in the body pages of a document, FM ignores it when generating the TOC. For example, I was using the Chapter.name tag on the master page named "First" but not in body pages that used this master page. Therefore, Chapter.nameTOC never showed up in the body of the TOC. If anyone knows how to get styles that appear only on master pages to appear in the body of the TOC, I would be interested in hearing about it..Jon -Original Message- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:51 PM To: Jon Harvey Cc: Framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Trouble with paragraph tags in TOC Jon Harvey wrote: > That's the strange part. The tags are listed in the Setup dialog > along with the ones that are working correctly. > > BTW, I'm using FM 7.2 on Windows if it makes a difference. > Check to make sure there's only one TOC reference page. Sometimes a second one gets created or imported, and you end up going crazy modifying the one that isn't active. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Not later than three days before unexpected shipment, the Buyer informs the Seller about possibility for receipt of the Goods." - from a foreign sales contract ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
