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Subject:Re: FrameMaker: Table of Figures question From:Stephen Martin <stpats -at- storm -dot- ca> Date:Mon, 08 May 2000 00:16:19 -0400
First of all, thanks to all who responded.
Hedley Finger wrote:
> Let's point out your errors so the following discussion makes sense.
> First, you should avoid hard coding numbers into paragraph format.
Perhaps "stylistic differences" would be a better choice of words here.
I agree with you anyways, just as I didn't want to have to create the
list by hand, which is what my 'boss' (who supposedly knows Frame), had
suggested I do. <sigh>
> Second, Steve appears to be saying ... has an autonumber format set
> to "Figure <n+>". Para formats ... SHOULD NOT HAVE an autonumber
Correct in the first part. One thing I should have made clear was that
I had no part in creating the para formats, just debugging them.
> A discussion of how to set up autonumber formats is at the end of the
> chapter "Formatting Text" in the Using Adobe FrameMaker manual, which
> I recap below.
Thanks, the other thing I should have made clear was that the only form
of manual I've got on hand is Adobe's Classroom in a Book: FrameMaker
5.5, and the online help. As I'm just at the first draft stage I may go
for the quick and dirty and the clean it up for the final.
> Incidentally, for FrameMaker problems, subscribe to the framers lists.
Actually I rejoined framers(@frameuser.com) just prior to re-joining
techwr-l, and posted my question to both lists.
Thus far I've only seen responses from techwr-l. I guess techwr-l'ers
are a more dedicated breed. <g>