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whoopsie...why didn't I think to do this??? why didn't the tech support
guy suggest it?
well thank you Teresa (I can only say to myself, "DUHHH"). your solution
works...!
(which still doesn't dismiss the fact that there's a bug, but makes my
life a whole lot easier. )
:-)
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> From: Wittel, Teresa[SMTP:Twittel -at- ncslink -dot- com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 4:06 PM
> To: 'Kathryn Marshall'
> Subject: RE: Frame 5.5 Bug
>
> Can you use a frame instead of the 1 row table?
>
> > ----------
> > From: Kathryn Marshall[SMTP:kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 4:56 PM
> > To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject: Frame 5.5 Bug
> >
> > has anyone else noticed weird paragraph numbering behavior when you
> > use
> > 1 row tables? at first I thought it was just me, but a coworker has
> > confirmed that something weird (can you say BUG???) is happening.
> >
> > for example, if I have numbered paragraphs like 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 -- and
> > then stick in a 1 row table -- here's what I get: 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 1.1
> > ----???!!!
> >
> > I use a 1 row/1column format to create a white on black effect for
> > headings. Looks great...but when I generate a TOC, FrameMaker mixes
> > all
> > of the heading numbers up, so I have to manually copy and paste to
> put
> > the numbers in the right order. I confirmed this particular problem
> > with
> > an Adobe tech support person (his solution was to manually fix it).
> >
> > argh$#!# -at- !
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________
> > Kathryn Marshall
> > ModaCAD, Inc. http://www.modacad.com
> > 310-312-9826 mailto:kmarshall -at- modacad -dot- com
> >
> >
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