I generally use the phrase "placeholder" when discussing autonumbering, and it's not a new feature.
They are used when multiple autonumbers exist in a string. Example: You have a TableTitle paragraph format that displays as Table 4-2. It uses the following autonumber string: Table <$chapnum>-< ><n+> In the example, the < > is the placeholder, which might represent the autonumber value of figures. Since you want to leave the figure value unchanged, you must tell FM to ignore it. The common description for that < > is "placeholder". -Matt Matt Sullivan GRAFIX Training m...@grafixtraining.com www.grafixtraining.com office 714 960-6840 cell & txt 714 585-2335 sms message skype: mattrsullivan twitter: mattrsullivan linkedin facebook -----Original Message----- From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of tcp-requ...@techcommpros.com Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 9:00 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: TCP Digest, Vol 40, Issue 3 Send TCP mailing list submissions to tcp@techcommpros.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tcp-requ...@techcommpros.com You can reach the person managing the list at tcp-ow...@techcommpros.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of TCP digest..." _______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.com http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ INTERACTIVE 3D DOCUMENTATION Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com Today's Topics: 1. FrameMaker Placeholders (raj nair) 2. Re: FrameMaker Placeholders (Thomas Johnson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:44:54 +0530 From: raj nair <raj_gree...@hotmail.com> To: <tcp@techcommpros.com> Subject: [TCP] FrameMaker Placeholders Message-ID: <col122-w61c56811fe835ac21d1fff92...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" What is this big deal about FrameMaker 8 "placeholders?" Moreover, is it placeholders or place holders? Saw both on the Internet. _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:50:58 -0500 From: Thomas Johnson <tajohn...@microlinetc.com> To: raj nair <raj_gree...@hotmail.com>, "tcp@techcommpros.com" <tcp@techcommpros.com> Subject: Re: [TCP] FrameMaker Placeholders Message-ID: <13882170b137184f9383218f916c77d62dc2eff...@exchange1.microline.mtc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I don't have Frame 8, but in Frame 7.2, the term "placeholders" is used in a number of contexts. A placeholder is something that is used to represent content that is not yet put into position. One instance might be variables where you can insert a variable, such as a product name, and change the definition (the actual text that appears in place of the variable) at any time. Another instance where Adobe uses placeholder is on the master pages where you set up the TOC or index pages. Placeholders are used on the master pages to represent how the TOC or Index entries will appear in the body pages. It may be that version 8 has some new feature called placeholders, but the concept is probably not very different. Basically, the idea is to put something in place that mimics what it will look like when the document is finished. A nice feature would be a way to flag placeholders so that they are not forgotten. Technical writers have sometimes left placeholders in place. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes disastorous. Tom -----Original Message----- From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of raj nair Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:15 PM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: [TCP] FrameMaker Placeholders What is this big deal about FrameMaker 8 "placeholders?" Moreover, is it placeholders or place holders? 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