bookmarks

[Stuart Rogers]

Martinek, Carla wrote:
> Here's a question:  can I change what text shows in the bookmarks when
> the PDF generates?
>  
> In our programming code documentation, they want the code on the first
> line, and the explanation/title on the second line. 
> 
> ^CM
>   Change Memory Letter Designation 
> 
>     Description...
>     Format...
> 
> It's no problem in the TOC (we use a run-in heading to get the two on
> the same line), but in the bookmarks on the PDF, we get this:
>  
> ^CM
>   Change Memory Letter Designation 
> ^CO
>    Cache On 
> ^CT ~CT
>    Change Tilde  
> 
> When what we WANT is this:
> ^CM Change Memory Letter Designation 
> ^CO Cache On 
> ^CT ~CT Change Tilde
> 
> We *could* merge the two headings into one and use a soft return at the
> end of the first line, but that then requires searching and removing the
> soft returns in the generated TOC when we're done. I'd rather do
> something once now and not have to do a "fix" every time we generate the
> book (which gets updated frequently).
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 

I haven't tried this, but perhaps you could modify your soft-return idea 
and use a tab instead. Use a single pgf tag in the body for both the 
code and the explanation/title, with a left tab set just inside the 
right margin and an indent for all but the first line. Type a tab 
character instead of a soft returen after each code mnemonic. Format the 
corresponding TOC pgf tag with a left tab a few spaces in from the left 
margin.

HTH,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
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