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Started by Justin_Whitney
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00
Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Justin_Whitney
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00
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I'm having a heck of a time getting paragraph numbers to show up correctly in Framemaker 7.0.
Here's what I would love to see:
For every paragraph tagged "Head1", autonumber with chapter number + dot + Head 1 iteration. Example: "1.1", "1.2", "1.3", etc.
For every paragraph tagged "Head2", autonumber with chapter number + dot + preceding Head 1 iteration + dot + Head 2 iteration. Example: "1.1.1", "1.1.2", "1.1.3", etc.
So the page would like something like:
Chapter 1
1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3
And so on.
I've been trying autonumber formats in the Paragraph Designer, as well as Cross References and I'm getting horribly inconsistent results. What's the best approach to take for something like this? The problem I'm running into is that, as in the above example, section 1.1 may not have sub-sections. If so, the building block doesn't substantiate and so shows up as "0" in subsequent sections. In addition, since building blocks have only one "n", that means I can't use "1.2.2" and instead have to use "1.B.2", so that Head1 can iterate on a different variable. Does that make sense?
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Michael Kazlow
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:27
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:27
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Chapter <n=1> in the numbering field will result in Chapter 1 Chapter <n+> in the numbering field will now result in Chapter 2. Section <n>.<n=1> in the numbering field will now result in Section 2.1 Section <n>.<n+> in the numbering field will result in Section 2.2 Subsection <n>.<n>.<n=1> in the numbering field will result in Subsection 2.2.1 Subsection <n>.<n>.<n+> in the numbering field will result in Subsection 2.2.2. Mike
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Ron
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:19
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:19
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<Michael> wrote: > Chapter <n=1> in the numbering field will result in Chapter 1 > Chapter <n+> in the numbering field will now result in Chapter 2. > Section <n>.<n=1> in the numbering field will now result in Section 2.1 > Section <n>.<n+> in the numbering field will result in Section 2.2 > Subsection <n>.<n>.<n=1> in the numbering field will result in > Subsection 2.2.1 > Subsection <n>.<n>.<n+> in the numbering field will result in Subsection > 2.2.2. > > Mike To guarantee consistent behavior, every autonumber string should have the same number of counters as the longest one; subsection has 3. For instance, add < >< > to the end of the string for Chapter. There's an example like what you want to do in the online reference. Read the manual! Ron
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: N_P_Grundtvig_Nielsen
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:27
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:27
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And then there's the fun you can have with "reset to zero" ... level 1: "Chapter <n+>< =0>< =0> level 2: <n>.<n+>.< =0> level 3: <n>.<n>.<n+> As far as I remember, that should work in 7.x ... can't check before posting, as I only have 8.x on this PC
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Thomas_Michanek
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:32
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:32
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It's even easier than Mike suggests: Chapter: use "C:Chapter <$chapnum>" Head1: use "C:<$chapnum>.<n+>" Head2: use "C:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n+>" "C:" is a label for a numbering series, so that chapter/section numbers won't be mixed up with step numbers for instance. The numbering series "C" above consists of 3 fields or levels: chapter number, section number, subsection number. If a field is not specified, it's reset to zero, so you don't need to specify that the first section is to start over from 1. -- /Thomas Michanek
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Peter_Gold
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:33
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:33
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Hi, Justin: Look up these topics in FM Help: Basing autonumbering on section numbers Using Multiple Counters HTH ________________ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Justin_Whitney
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:11
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:11
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Hey, thanks all of you! Great answers. Lots of options to explore now. And thanks for the topic references - I was having a hard time even figuring out what to research. Justin
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Michael Kazlow
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:43
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:43
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Thomas, I knew about $chapnum, but don't remember when it was introduced. Too many versions of Frame to keep track of. Mike
Re: Tricky Paragraph Numbering
Author: Ron
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:31
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:31
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<N_P_Grundtvig_Nielsen@adobeforums.com> wrote: > And then there's the fun you can have with "reset to zero" ... > > level 1: "Chapter <n+>< =0>< =0> 2: <n>.<n+>.< =0> 3: <n>.<n>.<n+> > > As far as I remember, that should work in 7.x ... can't check before > posting, as I only have 8.x on this PC Looks the same as with versions as far back as FM 5.
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