[Tools] Trouble understanding a building block in FrameMaker

[Combs, Richard]

Rahul Prabhakar wrote: 
 
> I am having trouble understanding one of the building blocks used in
> FrameMaker: *<$paratext[+,paratag]>*
> 
> Can anyone illustrate the function of this building block?

It's the format example for a dictionary-style header. 

Ordinary running headers take the form <$paratext[paratag1,paratag2,
...]>, which tells FM to display the text of the first instance on the
page of one of the listed pgf tags. For instance,
<$paratext[Head1,Head2]> would display the text of the first Head1 or
Head2 pgf on the page. 

Prepending the plus sign tells FM to display the _last_ instance on the
page. For instance, <$paratext[+,GlossaryHead]> would display the text
of the last GlossaryHead pgf on the page. 

HTH!
Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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