Cross-reference formatting, Part 2

[Jenny Greenleaf]

Thanks, Alan. I looked at that approach, but I can't apply the character format in the cross-reference definition, because other words in the cross reference are not set in small caps. There is another character format applied to the x-ref...maybe they are clashing?  The references are like this:

Chapter 7, Use SmallCap Thing

In this case, I only want the word SmallCap in small caps....it's a product name. The client is really into it.

I have a Character Style that defines small caps. The words that are set in small caps are set up as variables, using the SmallCaps style. When I create the chapter titles/headings, I simply inserted the correctly formatted variable. 

The variable is formatted as <T Title>ProductName<Default Para Font>.

What I don't understand is why they are in the proper format when I insert them, and then change when I generate TOC/Index. 

For now, I've fixed them by hand and turned off automatic updating. That's going to bite me, at some point, so I'd like to resolve it.

Jenny


On Jan 28, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote:

> You need to create a Character Style that defines Small Caps, then in the
> cross reference definition apply it there. From Help it says:
> 
> "Including character formats in cross-references
> 
> "All formats in the document’s Character Catalog appear at the end of the
> Building Blocks scroll list. You insert them as you do other building blocks.
> 
> "If you don’t insert a character format in a cross-reference format,
> FrameMaker uses the font at the insertion point when a cross-reference is
> inserted with that format. If you change the character format for the
> cross-reference, the change applies only to the cross-reference, not to the
> text following it in the paragraph.
> 
> "Don’t use a character tag that includes angle brackets (< >)."
> 
> Cheers
> Alan
> 
> 
> Jenny Greenleaf wrote:
>> OK, maybe I'm not crazy.  I'm completely missing something, or maybe this is a
>> Frame 9 bug.
>> 
>> I have several cross-references in my document that reference paragraphs
>> (e.g., chapter titles, headings). These paragraphs contain variables that are
>> set in small caps.
>> 
>> When I apply the cross-reference, it's fine. Everything is formatted
>> correctly.
>> 
>> When I generate/update the book, the words that are supposed to be in small
>> caps are no longer in small caps.
>> 
>> I find the references that are supposed to have small caps and re-apply the
>> cross-reference. All is fine....until I generate the book again. I can watch
>> the font change as soon as I click the generate icon. Right in front of my
>> eyes.
>> 
>> Ideas? Any way to make this stop? It's terribly annoying, especially during
>> the endgame. My deadline is tomorrow.
>> 
>> Jenny
>> 
>> 
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