IS THIS POSSIBLE AT ALL

[Art Campbell]

So Michael, what you're asking is if you can have one format of page
numbers on the pages and a second, different format in the Index?
Is that correct?

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Just in passing, almost all actions that can be applied to a file can
also be applied to every file in a book -- that's the way most FM
users ensure consistency. The ability to enforce strict standards is
the reason it's a publishing industry standard applications.

Art


On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Michael Zaichenko
<biozaichenko at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Art,
> Hmm, you lost me a bit. I'm not talking about having numbers in the
> Headers/Footers. I'm talking about generating Index with these X-PP in it.
> As to P.S. well, I have a very strict standard on typesetting and all
> elements MUST be very consistent (plus I do certain actions on the whole
> product and to do it per file would multiply the time that much), so, to
> keep it all within fast reach, I do it "one-file"-way. I can't afford
> updating my documents wholesale in other words.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:37:06 -0400
>> From: art.campbell at gmail.com
>> To: biozaichenko at hotmail.com
>> Subject: Re: IS THIS POSSIBLE AT ALL
>> CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>>
>> It's a clunky solution predicated by your keeping the book in one
>> file, but just set up different master pages. The only difference
>> between master pages or sets of master pages would be the differing Xs
>> hard-coded into the footers: one set for Section 1, one set for
>> Section 2, etc.
>>
>> Apply those masters to the appropriate selections of pages and you're
>> done.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> P.S. Why do you think it has to be in a single file?
>>
>> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Michael Zaichenko
>> <biozaichenko at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello Framers,
>> > here I'm presenting an impossible task. :-).
>> > I have a 300 pages document which consists of 9 sections. I need to
>> > generate an index for it. Page number format should look like this: X-PP,
>> > where X is a section number and PP - page number. Had I separate files, that
>> > would not be a problem - make a book and off you go. I have 1 and I don't
>> > want split it for certain reasons.
>> > So, is there a way to accomplish this numbering in one file? I know in
>> > InDesign that is totally possible with Section'ing the document. What about
>> > Frame?
>> >
>> > Michael
>> > ________________________________________
>>
>>
>> --
>> Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com
>> "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent
>> and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
>> No disclaimers apply.
>> DoD 358
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 "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent
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 No disclaimers apply.
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