BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

[Angela Akridge]

Thank you, Fred and Stuart! My collection is now working just fine. :) Once
I replaced BookName with BookTitle in the paragraph tag AND (very important)
removed the text frame from the Body, things worked perfectly. :) Thank you
so much.

Once I have time, I'll probably switch my implementation to use the Master
pages instead of Body because I don't want to accidentally delete the
invisible BookTitle thinking that it's empty space.

I'm so relieved.

Angela

On 6/19/07, Ridder, Fred <fred.ridder at intel.com> wrote:
>
> Cross-references can only display content that falls into three
> or four general categories:
> --text from the paragraph where the cross-reference marker is
>    located, via the <$paratext> building block
> --autonumbering associated with the paragraph where the
>    cross-reference marker is located, via the <$paranum>
>    and associated building blocks
> --system variables for data such as the page number, chapter
>    number, filename, paragraph tag name, etc. via the corresponding
>    system-defined building blocks (e.g. <$pagenum>, <$chapnum>)
> --text that is manually included in definition of a specific cross-
>    reference format
>
> There is no provision for directly including user variables in a
> cross-reference.
>
> I can see two potential workarounds, neither of which I have actually
> tested.
>
> 1) If you are not using the $volnum system variable for other purposes
> you can define it as a text string (rather than a number) to make a
> system variable that contains the book name. Each separate file
> can have its own different definition for the $volnum system variable,
> or you can set several files to use the same definition.
>
> 2) It should work to place the book name in a "hidden" paragraph
> that is located at the top of each file and that has a special paragraph
>
> tag. I'm not sure I see any good reason why this needs to be in a
> separate text frame as long as it is located on the first body page
> (as opposed to a master page). If you use the <$paratext[paratag]>
> building block in your cross-reference format, replacing "paratag"
> with the actual name of the special paragraph tag you used for the
> hidden book title paragraph, your cross-reference should pick up
> whatever text is contained in the special paragraph (whether or
> not it comes from a user variable or is directly entered text).
>
> Note that in your example, the building block is incorrectly referencing
> the name of the user variable (BookName), rather than the tag name of
> the
> paragraph that contains the book name (BookTitle). The cross-reference
> doesn't care whether the paragraph contains a user variable; all it
> looks
> for is a paragraph that is tagged with the tag name you specify.
>
> My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
> Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com)
> Intel
> Parsippany, NJ
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
> Behalf Of Angela Akridge
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:08 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs
>
> Hi,
>
> I still can't figure out how to get BookName variable into my xrefs. I
> tried
> Zoe's solution: I inserted the variable into a text frame, then applied
> a
> BookTitle para tag. The xref will not display the book name. Here's a
> screen
> shot:
>
> http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/aakridge/BookName.png
>
> To begin with, I'm not really sure why I need to put the variable in a
> text
> frame. I really don't understand how Frame thinks. Do you have any
> insight,
> or do you know if this topic is covered in Frame documentation?
>
> --
> Angela Akridge
> angela.akridge at gmail.com
> 408/393-9249 (cell)
> ______________________________
>



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