need help with header information

[Fred Ridder]

I'm not sure I'm getting a clear picture of what the desired end result
looks like. Are you saing that each page has a 2-line header with one
line presenting the chapter title and the second line presentinf the
title of the top-level section heading?

When you split a chapter into multiple files, you need to do some
kludging to get running header/footers to work properly, but at least
FrameMaker lets you set up section numbering in a straightforward
way if you use $chapnum. There are several approaches you can take
to picking up a chapter title that in a separate file without typing it
directly into the header. The most direct approach is to use a
cross-reference to the title of the chapter in the following headers,
but the disadvantage is that this x-ref becomes a hyperlink in a PDF
deliverable (not terrible, but a little strange). Or you can include an
"invisible" (small, white text) paragaph that contains an x-ref to the
chapter title in the body of the following files and include its tag in
the definition of the Running H/F variable you are using. Or you can
set the $volnum system variable (assuiming you're not using it already)
to the chapter title text string using the book-level numbering properties
dialog.

But if I have misunderstood your description, none of these may be
relevant to your situation...

Fred Ridder

>From: "Melissa Clark" <melissa.s.clark at gmail.com>
>To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com, framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: need help with header information
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:54:24 -0700
>
>Hi,
>I need some help with header information (Running H/Fs) in a FM 7.2 book
>file.  I have a document with quite a few chapters, some of which are what 
>I
>would consider "continued chapters" located in separate files.
>
>For example, I have:
>      File 1 -- Chapter 1
>      File 2 -- Chapter 2
>      File 3 -- Chapter 3
>      File 4 -- Chapter 3.1 (still in chapter 3)
>      File 5 -- Chapter 3.2 (still in chapter 3)
>      File 6 -- Chapter 3.3 (still in chapter 3)
>...
>      File 18 -- Chapter 3.15
>      File 19 -- Chapter 4
>Chapters 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 must remain separate from Chapter 3.
>
>The headers in my regular (unseparated files) are using automated Running
>H/Fs, defined as:  <$paratext[0 Heading, 0 Heading Preface, Features, 0
>Heading Appendix, zGeneratedListTitle]>.  The headers in Files 4, 5, and 6
>are using manually typed in text (not Running H/Fs) that reference the
>chapter title from Chapter 3.  When manually added, the top header works
>properly.
>
>It's the sub header (located below top header) that is not working right 
>due
>to the separated files.  The sub header in my regular (unseparated files)
>are using automated Running H/Fs, defined as:  <$paratext[1 Heading, 1
>Heading Appendix, 1 Heading Preface, Features Heading]>.  I would like a
>similar heading in the separated files (Files 4, 5, and 6).  Is there any
>way to achieve this without manually typing the 1 Heading level into each
>separated file? (Note that the 1 Heading level may not exist in every 
>file.)
>
>(Btw, I'm also open to using Running H/Fs in on the headers in Files 4, 5,
>and 6 if someone knows of a good way to do this too.)
>
>I'd appreciate any help that can be provided.
>
>Thanks,
>Melissa

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