Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Etzel, Gary
If you need it that badly, then you can write page breaks into your structure, so that it's not an override. Set up an attribute on any elements that could require a page break (Headings, for example) and write in a context rule that applies a page break if you set the attribute to a certain value.

Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Kristy Nolan
Hi, all! I realize this dilemma is opinion-based, but here goes: In structured FrameMaker, in theory there shouldn't be any overrides, right? They should have all been "accounted for" when devising the structure. So everyone (at least in theory) should be writing/formatting the same way. What ab

Re: Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread martin . smith
Hi Kristy, I get around the pagination issue in my structured documents by adding a "pagination" attribute to my section elements that includes the choices Top_Of_Page and Top_Of_Column. This allows me to start any section at the top of a page or column if necessary. Context-based formatti

Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread martin.sm...@golehtek.com
Hi Kristy, I get around the pagination issue in my structured documents by adding a "pagination" attribute to my section elements that includes the choices Top_Of_Page and Top_Of_Column. This allows me to start any section at the top of a page or column if necessary. Context-based formatti

RE: Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Etzel, Gary
If you need it that badly, then you can write page breaks into your structure, so that it's not an override. Set up an attribute on any elements that could require a page break (Headings, for example) and write in a context rule that applies a page break if you set the attribute to a certain value.

RE: Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Owen, Clint
olan Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:39 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Overrides a necessary evil? Hi, all! I realize this dilemma is opinion-based, but here goes: In structured FrameMaker, in theory there shouldn't be any overrides, right? They should have all been "accounted

Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Owen, Clint
ounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kristy Nolan Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:39 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Overrides a necessary evil? Hi, all! I realize this dilemma is opinion-based, but here goes: In structured FrameMaker, in theory there shouldn't be any overrides, righ

Overrides a necessary evil?

2008-07-09 Thread Kristy Nolan
Hi, all! I realize this dilemma is opinion-based, but here goes: In structured FrameMaker, in theory there shouldn't be any overrides, right? They should have all been "accounted for" when devising the structure. So everyone (at least in theory) should be writing/formatting the same way. What