One paragraph style -> Many Elements

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Eric,

You can't do this with the conversion table method. I would pre-process the
file and retag you heading_2 paragraphs, based on their content. Then you
can modify your conversion table to use the renamed heading_2 tags. Follow
these basic steps:

1) Click in one of the heading_2 paragraphs.
2) Use the Paragraph Designer to create a new format for this particular
heading_2 paragraph.
3) With your cursor in the newly tagged paragraph, choose Edit > Copy
Special > Paragraph Format.
4) Choose Edit > Find/Change. Type in the unique string that you want to
search on; for example FUNCTION NAME. In the Change popup, choose By
Pasting.
5) Click Find and Change a few instances. If you are sure that your Find
string is unique and will only find text in heading_2 paragraphs, click
Change All.

Repeat with the other 2 heading_2 paragraphs.

If you want to automate this with FrameScript, please send me a sample
document and contact me offlist. Please let me know if you have any
questions or comments. Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-659-8267
rick at frameexpert.com

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Eric Geissinger
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:50 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: One paragraph style -> Many Elements

I'm working on an unstructured Frame book, getting it structured via the
Conversion Table method (Frame 9) using a custom EDD.

I have a hideously embarrassingly easy question to ask.

At least I think so?

What is the best way to map a single paragraph style (for example,
heading_2) to differently named containers depending on the content of the
paragraph style (text).

For example:

heading_2   FUNCTION NAME
[...]
heading_2   Prototype
[...]
heading_2   Return Value
[...]

Where above is paragraph style name followed by text associated with the
paragraph style, and [...] is whatever following the headings. 

It would be delicious to be able to map:  

heading_2 to element FUNCTION_Name iff text of heading_2 = "FUNCTION NAME"
heading_2 to element Proto iff text of heading_2="Prototype"
etc.

To be avoided is changing all the heading_2's by hand to new names to match
their element.  

Is there a way to do this that's, like, easy?  

I'd be open to an automated way of changing the paragraph style names to
match their text, actually, now that I think about it... are there Frame
utilities allowing such a thing?

Any and all help appreciated, else I might just lose my hair.  Via pulling.
And that's bad.



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EzG
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