Kristy, by structured, do you mean DITA? If so (and assuming your goal is to make a book PDF or something similar), save your ditamap as a FrameMaker book with FrameMaker components, and then add your front matter, TOC, formatting, etc. Don't try to do your formatting or fancy work in the DITA files themselves.
If you don't mean DITA, what do you mean by structured? Nadine On 29/01/2012 2:18 PM, Kristy Nolan wrote: > Hi, guys! > > I am stumped. On Structured Frame 10, trying to create lists of effective > sections and pages. These are requirements as front matter for our documents, > two separate lists. The entire document is structured except for these lists > and the TOCs. (If there is a way to generate these in structure, I am all for > it, but not sure how to do that. Even the reference books I have don't seem > to address the two together.) > > I get the general idea of how to generate the lists (Special/List of...) and > have the correct elements appearing. > > I've started with the list of effective sections, where I have elements for > my chapter title, section title, and subsection title, each with its > associated revision date. On the reference page all of them are showing up > as<$elemtextonly> in its paragraph [e.g., RevisionDate()LOP]. When I was in > unstructured Frame, I could move these elements to a different paragraph and > still retain the piece I was looking for. If I move the current > $elemtextonly, it defaults to the new paragraph (understandable). The only > way I have found to retain the right information is keeping all in separate > paragraphs, but I am looking to have a title with a leader line to its > revision date in one paragraph. > > Leads me to multiple questions: > 1. At one point years ago I stumbled on a way to essentially have two > paragraphs on one line (in appearance only). Anyone know how to do that? It > is not a table, but that's all I remember. > 2. Is there a way to get the proper elements to show up in one paragraph on > the reference page? > 3. Is there a better way to do this? > > I am happy to share a sample chapter (with its EDD) and what I currently have > set up if someone has an idea. This is my first big project actually creating > the EDD from scratch, so it is entirely possible I missed something > completely. > > Thanks in advance! > Kristy > > > Kristy Nolan > Manager, Flight Operations > Central Publications HDQ-1CP > Southwest Airlines > 2702 Love Field Dr. > Dallas, TX 75235 > 214-792-6142 > > > > ******* CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ******* > This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may > contain legally privileged and confidential information intended > solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message > is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this > message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete this message from your system. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
