Sudden Weird Appendix Numbering in Book (trying to release today)

[Alison Craig]

I've just had a eureka moment - although I still have problem.

The contents of the new Appendix C consist of an excerpt from a legal document that covers details on system warranties. As such, I needed to keep the numbering consistent with the actual document.

All the excerpted parts are from section 8 so I had to force my numbering sequence to mimic the relevant sections. The alpha equivalent of 8 is H - so App D is somehow counting itself as App I based on the forced sub-heading numbering in App C.

I guess I'll have to create some new Para formats for App C that looks like numbering, but is actually just standard text. If that doesn't get rid of the problem, I'll let you know.

Alison

Alison Craig, Technical Writer
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com<mailto:alison.craig at ultrasonix.com>

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From: David Spreadbury [mailto:dspreadb at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:02 AM
To: Alison Craig
Subject: Re: Sudden Weird Appendix Numbering in Book (trying to release today)

I don' use FM9 but I would expect the same process. have you checked the chapter numbering at the book-level? Select the appendix, in the book display, right-click and check Chapter numbering.

--- On Fri, 1/14/11, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote:

From: Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com>
Subject: Sudden Weird Appendix Numbering in Book (trying to release today)
To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Date: Friday, January 14, 2011, 12:54 PM
FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
Unstructured
OS: XP Pro with SP3
FM Experience: 19 months


This book has worked well for me before, but with this release I've added a new appendix and the numbering behaviour I'm getting is very strange.

I had 3 appendices but have added a new one (inserted as Appendix C, making the old Appendix C the new Appendix D). The new Appendix D is causing the problems.

When I created the book (printing a PS file then distilling to PDF), what had been App D suddenly numbered itself App I, but the page numbering knows it's still App D (ie, pages are still D-1, D-2) and the TOC lists it as App D as well (also with the correct page reference). The PDF Bookmarks pane lists it as App I.

I checked to ensure that the correct Para style was applied to the App title and it's identical to that applied to the heading in App C. (As I actually created the new App C by copying the existing App C to a new file, there should definitely be no differences.)

I compared the numbering settings in the book pane to ensure the settings were the same as App C and they are:

Volume: Continue Numbering from Previous File in Book
Chapter: Continue Numbering from Previous Chapter in Book
Section: N/A
Sub-Section: N/A
Page: First Page # 1, Format Numeric
Paragraph: Continue Numbering from Previous Paragraph in Book
Footer: Start Over on Each Page: Numeric
Table Footnote: Format alphabetic

App D is the last appendix in the book, but it is followed by a series of files (11x17, single page mechanical drawings) that are also part of App D. Their numbering is correct.

I wondered if somehow the Appendix was carrying on from the chapter numbering, but as the last chapter is 12 (equivalent to L) that doesn't make sense.


I'm trying to run 3 books off these files for release at the end of the day so if anybody has any suggestions, I'm all ears. FYI, before I added the extra appendix, everything was fine.

Alison


Alison Craig, Technical Writer
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
130 - 4311 Viking Way
Richmond, BC  V6V 2K9
Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
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