Numbering steams and flows: solved

[Steve Rickaby]

At 10:14 -0400 13/9/07, Stuart Rogers wrote:

>><Steve wrote> I am still, however, surprised that number streams reset
>>at the start of a flow within the same document, although I suppose
>>it makes some sort of sense.
>>
>
>It makes a lot of sense if you suppose that the original purpose of multiple flows in a document was to allow FM to emulate a page-layout program in addition to its main use for book production.  Articles laid out in newsletter or magazine style constitute multiple, unrelated flows, and it would make perfect sense to have unrelated numbering streams for them.

Yes, now that I look at it this way, you're right, it does make sense.

Little else has recently: I seem to be in the Project from Hell.

>  When we use multiple flows in a book situation, it's more likely to be as a work-around for some unusual situation, and it's not surprising that the numbering restart doesn't suit; it wasn't designed for that use.
>
>Don't let Frame's numbering get you "steamed"; remember, you could be working in MS Word! <extended derisive laughter>  :-)

There are always small mercies to be thankful for. And big ones too.

-- 
Steve