Cudspan's "tocbreaker" might be the magic tool. Try a web search.
On Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 4:06 PM Heiko Haida <i...@heiko-haida.de> wrote: > > > If you prepare a title text with some nonbreaking spaces (that do not > bother in the place where the title is) according to your idea how this > should look like in the TOC, the text then will always keep together in > the TOC when regenerated. > This may help, or at least may help for most of the lines in the TOC. > > Of course, this is not such a good idea if the text has to be translated > to other languages where the line breaks have to be set differently. > > Best regards --- Tino H. Haida, Berlin > > tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com: > > > OK, Rick's script saved my bacon yet again, and while I am on a roll, I > > am gonna' get greedy and ask if someone can refresh the fuzzy recesses > > of my aging mind. > > > > Right now, when I have lines that don't wrap correctly in my TOC (based > > on the length of the text for a tag), I am going through and manually > > adding the needed breaks, but of course, this is tedious work and I > > loathe doing it every time I produce a final book because either I > > forget to do it or I miss a line or two. > > > > Wasn't there a script "out there somewhere?" that magically did this > > for you? > > > > If anyone remembers this script and can point me in the right direction > > (other than off a cliff which is what I feel like doing right now), I > > would most appreciate it. > > > > TIA, > > > > TVB > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com [1] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Framers <framers- > > bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc....@lists.frameusers.com> On > > Behalf Of Peter Gold > > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 11:47 AM > > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. > > <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > > Subject: Re: [Framers] TOC issue > > > > Great news! Thanks to Rick! > > > > This is definitely a bug, or at least a documentation omission, AKA > > bug, that > > needs formal reporting, Someone please report it. Thanks. > > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 12:31 PM <tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > OK, as someone asked offlist, yes, some of these equation titles do > > contain non-alphanumeric characters. .. (Their response to my: I seem > > to recall that I ran up against a similar problem about 15 years ago > > and ultimately tracked it down to prohibited (but not documented) > > punctuation characters in the headings that weren't appearing in the > > ToC). > > > > Other ones do contain a character formatting change in the middle of > > the link (not at the beginning as Craig asked), so I obviously was > > taught incorrectly or remember incorrectly that as long as the > > character didn't begin the link, all was OK. > > > > Long story short - Rick Quatro is going to revamp a script that will > > solve the issue and save the day yet again for another FM user > > (especially me), and I can stop banging my head on the wall - about > > this little gem anyway. > > Thank you everyone for your responses. Every single time that I post > > to this list, I not only get the answer that I need but I also learn > > so many little tidbits and extra gems of knowledge about FM that can > > come only from tribal knowledge and everyone's years of experience. > > > > Have safe, healthy, and happy holidays. > > > > TVB > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com [1] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Framers <framers- > > bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc....@lists.frameusers.com> On > > Behalf Of Peter Gold > > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 10:26 AM > > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. > > <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > > Subject: Re: [Framers] TOC issue > > > > Have you tried duplicating, by copying and pasting the problem > > paragraphs, to see if they retain the problem gremlins? If they don't, > > try > > deleting or; hiding the bad ones one with a condition. > > > > Perhaps the problem material falls on some kind of border or limit. > > Have you tried creating a placeholder chapter ahead of the book > > materials, > > then regenerating? If that fixes it, resett the numberings or hide > > it, to ignore the placeholder, and regen. > > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 10:55 AM tammyvb spectrumwritingllc.com < > > tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote: > > > > 😀😀 > > > > What I NEED to do is just punt this project. . . > > And yes I agree with you I should not have to do that but any port > > in a storm. . . > > > > Rick Quatro wants to look at the TOC and he always rides to my > > rescue in these frustrating situations, so I'm waiting to hear > > back from him, and learn what the obvious problem it is. . . > > > > Well, obvious to him (and probably everybody else at this point > > I'm so > > frustrated) but not to me! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Sent from my iPhone. Blame Steve Jobs for any typos. > > > > On Dec 17, 2021, at 9:11 AM, Lise Bible > > <rentagoodb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> Tammy, > >> I have no Frame advice to offer (I am sure you've tried > >> everything I > > would > > > >> have tried, and I'd be equally frustrated in your situation), > >> but as a workaround, can you manually create these links in > >> Acrobat after the > > fact? To be clear, you shouldn't HAVE to do this, but in a pinch... > > > > Good luck! > > -Lise > > > > On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 9:36 AM tammyvb spectrumwritingllc.com > > < tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Craig, > > > > No there is no difference in the character formatting between > > these five entries and any of the other same type of entries in the > TOC. > > > All the EquationCaption paragraph tags are formatted > > identically > without > > > any overrides or additional character settings. > > > > But if you have any other ideas or thoughts I would definitely > > welcome them. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Sent from my iPhone. Blame Steve Jobs for any typos. > > > > On Dec 17, 2021, at 8:23 AM, Craig Ede <craig...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Is there any kind of character formatting at the beginning of > > these 5 lines being used for the TOC? > > Craig Ed > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Framers <framers-bounces+craigede= > hotmail....@lists.frameusers.com> > > > on behalf of tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com < > > tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 8:48 AM > > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > > <framers@lists.frameusers.com> > > Subject: [Framers] TOC issue > > > > OK, > > > > Me again, but I have done everything that I can think of doing > > to solve this issue BEFORE I posted and I am at a loss. I have a book > > for > > which I am generating a TOC. I have selected the necessary > > paragraph tags for the TOC and generated. All the entries in the TOC > > are functioning as > > hyperlinks as they should with the exception of 5 specific entries. > > They are > > deader than a door nail. The first TOC entry above this set of five > > entries > > is an active hyperlink and the first TOC entry below this group of 5 is > > also an > active > > > hyperlink. > > > > I have done the following: > > > > 1. Deleted this specific text in the book and re-entered it. > > 2. Confirmed that there is no override to any of these tags - > the > > > text is EquationCaption w/out any overrides (No asterisk is showing > > for > them.) > > > 3. Turned on all conditional text settings and generated the > book > > > to check and see if there was something buried in the hidden text > > that was causing the issue, but even w/ all the conditions > > turned on, I still > have > > > the issue. > > 4. Added the same kind of tag (an Equation Caption) directly > above > > > and directly below the section of five that are giving me fits and > > regenerated and the tag above and below are indeed hyperlinks but these > > 5 > > remain stubbornly dead. > > 5. All the equations are PDFs in this book, so I assumed that > maybe > > > there was a graphic issue, so I deleted the five relevant > > graphics and regenerated and again, the links are still dead. > > > > I am at a loss at this point. It is just this one small > > section in an otherwise large and graphic-laden manual, so > > there's nothing common > about > > > this issue that I can compare to other sections in this book > > as no > other > > > sections are giving me this problem. > > > > I would welcome any and all suggestions, insight, etc. > > > > Regards, > > > > TVB > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > www.spectrumwritingllc.com [1]<http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's > > homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe > > and unsubscribe at > > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send > > administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > 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