It's true that the tag shows up in the list if it's in the catalog. But in my quick test, adding it to the "include" list produces no result because only the body page frames are searched when you generate/update the TOC. I put instances of the same para tag in the header and in the body, and when I add it to the TOC setuy and generate, I only see the instance that's on a body page. This makes sense if you think about it, because the frames on the master pages are background frames that may appear on multiple body pages. How can FrameMaker make a meaningful TOC entry for something that appears on multiple pages? And it also makes sense to not provide direct access to user variables, because the values of user variables are defined on a file-by-file basis. If a user variable with the same name has different values in different chapters (as appears to be the case here unless Deirdre is actually dealing with lots of differently named variables), which value is the TOC file supposed to use? -FR______________________
EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:05:54 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: Re: adding user variables to the TOC> > FWIW, the paragraph tag for our master page footer does show up in the > paragraphs you can select for the TOC.> > You might have to add it to the catalog in Paragraph Designer.> > Fred Ridder wrote:> > Deirdre Reagan wrote:> > > >> I have to create a TOC and one of items I want to list in the TOC is a> >> user variable that is located on the master page of my chapters. Is> >> it possible to have the TOC pick up a user variable? When we were> >> building the TOC, I didn't see that option anywhere, and when I went> >> to the reference page to add formatting, I didn't see that I could add> >> it there either.> > > > A TOC is designed to collect paragraphs that appear on the body pages> > of a book (e.g. headings), along with certain properties associated with > > each of those paragraphs, like autonumbering and the page number. > > Content that appears only in background frames (e.g. the header and > > footer frames on master pages) is not accessible to the TOC, AFAIK. > > > > -FR______________________> > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD> > _______________________________________________> > > > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jowens%40magma.ca> > > > Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit> > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.> > > > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
