adding user variables to the TOC

[Deirdre Reagan]

This also sounds like a good idea -- I will try it also and let you
all know which works best for my situation.

Deirdre

On 6/16/08, Lester C. Smalley <lsmalley at infocon.com> wrote:
> I haven't tested this to be certain it works but believe that it should:
>
>
> If it is not being used otherwise, a possible idea is to set the VOLUME
> number variable to the desired text string for the set of chapters, e.g.
> 25-23-01 for the Class Divider chapters.
>
> Then add the <$VOLNUM> building block in the Chapter Title TOC format on
> the reference pages in the Table of Contents file, and regenerate the
> TOC.
>
> On Monday, June 16, 2008 14:17, Deirdre Reagan wrote:
>
> | Thanks everyone!  The document is an Aircraft Maintenance Manual (does
> | anyone else on this list write an AMM?)
> |
> | Let's say we have a Class Divider, an Overhead Bin, and a Lavatory
> | that all need a description chapter, an installation chapter, and a
> | repair chapter.
> |
> | So our TOC will be
> |
> | Class Divider Description
> | Class Divider Installation
> | Class Divider Repair
> |
> | Overhead Bin Description
> | Overhead Bin Installation
> | Overhead Bin Repair
> |
> | Lavatory Description
> | Lavatory Installation
> | Lavatory Repair
> |
> | What we want the TOC to look like is this:
> |
> | 25-23-01 Class Divider Description
> | 25-23-01 Class Divider Installation
> | 25-23-01 Class Divider Repair
> |
> | 25-51-01 Overhead Bin Description
> | 25-51-01 Overhead Bin Installation
> | 25-51-01 Overhead Bin Repair
> |
> | 25-41-01 Lavatory Description
> | 25-41-01 Lavatory Installation
> | 25-41-01 Lavatory Repair
> |
> | But we don't want the actual Chapter Title to have the XX-XX-XX in it.
> |
> | You can see that the number changes among the components, but doesn't
> | change within each component's related chapters.
> |
> | It's looking more and more like I'll have to put the XX-XX-XX within
> | the chapter and change the text to white.
> |
> | Thanks all!
>
> - Lester
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