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I'd say open another copy of the original document (you didn't modify
your only copy, did you?), and copy the original table.
Now go back to your new version, delete the table that's giving you
trouble and paste in the version from the original document. Now try
making your changes again and see what happens.
Mike
McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
> All,
>
> I have an annoying table-break problem.
>
> I dusted off FrameMaker 7.1 (we've been getting away from FrameMaker
> docs, so saw no need to upgrade) to create a little QuickStart Guide,
> based on one that I produced for several years.
>
> It's essentially four tables.
>
> The first table is a checklist of Common Criteria satisfying questions
> about the integrity (security, tampering, order/shipping paper trail,
> etc.) of the product as received by customer. It fills the first page.
> No problem.
>
> The second table is a pictorial list of the items the customer should
> have received in the package. It fills the second page. No problem.
>
> The third is a two-column set of text-and-picture instructions for
> quickly getting going with the product. It extends to four pages, even
> though there's more than enough room on three pages. Problem.
>
> The fourth is a few troubleshooting pointers. Less than a page. No
> problem.
>
>
>
> The problem with the getting-started instruction table is that steps
> 1-through-6 appear on the first page of that table, and steps
> 7-through-10 appear on the next page, but the third page of the table
> has only steps 11 and 12 (a single table row), and the fourth (final)
> page of the table has only steps 13 and 14 (again, a single table row).
> In both the latter cases, the empty space below the single row is nearly
> twice the space occupied by the table row.
>
> I can't find anything that tells the table to break off a single row for
> each of two pages. Nor can I see anything that makes the first two pages
> of the table behave differently (i.e., the way I expect them to). As far
> as I'm concerned, the third page of the table should have two rows,
> steps 11-and-12 and steps 13-and-14, with no break between, followed by
> plenty of empty space - in other words, there doesn't seem to be an
> available-space reason for the break. In the table designer, I had
> "Orphan Rows" at 2, but changing that made no difference. Not that
> orphan rows had any reason to be invoked regardless...
>
> I even tried using Table > Row format... > Keep with: Next Row for the
> step 11-12 row and Table > Row format... > Keep with: Previous Row for
> the 13-14 row, but no joy. All rows are set to the default "Start Row:
> Anywhere".
>
> The break happened sometime while I was moving stuff around in the table
> and briefly had some extra rows. After I deleted the extra rows and
> saved, and the document re-paginated, the unwanted split between the
> last two rows was there, and I can't see how to get rid of it and
> combine them back onto a single page - where there is PLENTY of room for
> them, plus another row if I needed. Other than that awkward split, with
> vast empty spaces below the single table rows on the two pages, the
> document looks fine
>
> This'll be some simple thing that I'm overlooking due to being out of
> practice with FM. The original document would have been created with FM
> 6-point-something.
>
>
>
> Anybody got a suggestion (other than subscribing to the Framers list
> again) for this one little glitch?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kevin
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