Defining Frame Below for Nested Elements

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5 total messages Started by Alex_Masycheff Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:45

#580

Author: Alex_Masycheff
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:45

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Hi All,

I have the element called <steps>. This element can contain one or more elements, called <step>. In the EDD, I define for <steps>:

In all contexts.
   Advanced properties
      Frame below element: Step Rule

This adds a horizontal line after the last <step>.

Now, <step> can contain the element called <info>, which can contain <note>. For <note>, I define in the EDD:

In all contexts.
   Advanced properties
      Frame above element: Note Rule

Advanced properties
      Frame below element: Note Rule

This adds a horizontal line before and after the note. Everything works perfect if I have a structure like this:

<steps>

<step>
    <cmd>Open a file</cmd>
    <info>
        <note>Note goes here </note>
    </info>
  </step>

<step>
    <cmd>Do something...</cmd>
 </step>

</steps>

However, if <note> is the last element in the last step:

<steps>
  <step>
    <cmd>Open a file</cmd>
  </step>

<step>
    <cmd>Do something...</cmd>
    <info>
        <note>Note goes here </note>
    </info>
 </step>
</steps>

...then the horizontal line for the note (Note Rule) appears, but the horizontal line for the last step (Step Rule) doesn't appear.

As far as I understand, it happens because settings for the last element in the <note> override the settings for the last element in the </steps> At least, when I remove the definition for Note Rule, then the Step Rule appears.

Is it a right assumption? Is there anything to do to make Note Rule to appear if the note is the last element in the last step?

Thanks in advance,
Alex

Re: Defining Frame Below for Nested Elements

#585

Author: Russ Ward
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:27

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Hi Alex,

The way I read this, I think you are attempting to assign conflicting properties to the same paragraph. A paragraph can only put a single frame above or below a paragraph, so it isn't possible for you to get both frames at the end of your steps, at least not as properties of the same paragraph (ie, whatever paragraph falls at the end of the step element. It is as you say, the last applied rule "wins," and in this case, it has no choice but to reverse the property applied by an ancestor rule.

Given the nesting of these elements, I'm not coming up with any way to do it with your existing structure. Would it be possible to define a separate element like "line" or "hr" or something that applies it's own paragraph and frame?

Maybe somebody else can come up with a clever workaround.

Russ

Re: Defining Frame Below for Nested Elements

#591

Author: Alex_Masycheff
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:11

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Hi Russ,

Thank you. At least now I have an intelligent confirmation of my suspicions :-) I can define a separate element for the horizontal line, but that's what I wanted to avoid. My initial idea was to make the line added automatically based on the context in which the element appears. So a user wouldn't have to do it manually. And it worked fine until I got to the situation when the note appeared as the last element in the last step...

Anyway, I think I'll go with your suggestion. It looks like an easiest and fastest solution.

Again, thank you,
Alex

Re: Defining Frame Below for Nested Elements

#597

Author: Jon_White
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:35

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Hi Alex,

This is a case where you might consider the use of a prefix and suffix on your Steps element. If you define your <Steps> element to have a prefix and suffix consisting of just a space character, it will format with a paragraph at the start and the end of the element, and you can use a First Paragraph Rule and a Last Paragraph Rule to define a frame above and a frame below, which will appear before and after the element.

This will work in conjunction with your <Note> to display a Note Line below the <Note> and also the Step Rule at the end of the Step.

I think that the following element definitions will do what you want. The First Paragraph and Last Paragraph rules on <Steps> are there to minimise any extra space taken up.



 
EDD Version is 7.0

Automatically create formats on import.

Element (Container): Steps 
General rule:	Step+ 
Valid as the highest-level element.

Prefix rules 
In all contexts. 
Prefix:  

Suffix rules 
In all contexts. 
Suffix:  

Format rules for first paragraph in element 
In all contexts. 
Default font properties 
Size: 2 pt 
Basic properties 
Paragraph spacing 
Space above: 0 
Space below: 0 
Line spacing 
Height: 0 
Advanced properties 
Frame above element: Step Rule

Format rules for last paragraph in element 
In all contexts. 
Default font properties 
Size: 2 pt 
Basic properties 
Paragraph spacing 
Space above: 0 
Space below: 0 
Line spacing 
Height: 0 
Advanced properties 
Frame below element: Step Rule

Element (Container): Step 
General rule:	(Cmd | Info )+

Element (Container): Cmd 
General rule:	<TEXT>

Element (Container): Info 
General rule:	Note+ 
Element (Container): Note 
General rule:	<TEXT>

Format rules for first paragraph in element 
In all contexts. 
Numbering properties 
Autonumber format: Note: 

Text format rules 
In all contexts. 
Advanced properties 
Frame above: Note Rule 
Frame below: Note Rule

Re: Defining Frame Below for Nested Elements

#603

Author: Alex_Masycheff
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:29

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Hi Jon,

Sounds interesting... Let me try and I'll let you know a result...

Thanks!
Alex

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