John P. Fisher wrote:
Naomi I'd like to piggyback on your question, because I am guessing my
problem is related...
I cannot get variables to work with conditional text at all. Your
method might also work for me? I am curious what you CAN get to work?
Here's what I HAVE been doing successfully:
Set a number of variables at the start of a master document (eg.
PackageFullName, MainComponent) by pressing Ctrl-F2, clicking on
Variables tab, selecting Set variable from Type list, typing the name of
the variable in the Name field, typing in a value for the variable,
selecting Text from the Format list (that last step is occasionally
important).
Refer to those variables instead of typing package name, name of main
component, etc. I find the easiest way to do this is to have a 'set
variable' list and a 'show variable' list at the start of a master
document, and cut&paste the relevant 'show variable' entry into the
child document. (Pays to have View -> Field Names enabled)
Set a user field at the start of a master document which distinguishes
the package for which the doco will be used. Same as setting a variable,
except select User Field from the Type list. Note: you can't use User
Fields to display changeable information like you can with variables.
When I have a paragraph of text which applies to one package but not
another, I put the cursor at the start of the paragraph (not sure if
that step's necessary any more), press Ctrl-F2, click on the Functions
tab, click on Hidden Paragraph, and type into the Condition field either
<User Field Name>=="<User Field value>" (note the two = signs) or <User
Field Name>!="<User Field value>". Hidden text works similarly, except I
select the entirety of text to be hidden to start off with.
My problem:
combine multiple manuals into one master-child doc
trying to use conditional text (paragraph of text)
I really don't know much about conditional text. I tried to use it back
when OOo 2 was in beta, failed, and realised that hidden text and hidden
paragraphs were probably better suited to what I needed to do anyway.
You might find that it's a similar issue to the one I discovered - that
variables and master documents are buggy in this area, and that you need
to use User Fields instead.
Does that help at all?
- Naomi
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