Index Numerals Reference Page font settings NOT working

[Karen Robbins]

Rob,

Thanks for this insight! Yes, I have been importing index specs from 
a source file; it's possible that file has a bad reference page. I'll 
check that out. Since I do work alone from the point of index 
generation, no one will know or care if I leave a "dead" reference 
page... but it's worth the effort to clean it up.

I agree, it seems as though TOCs and indexes should have tables just 
like the other reference pages. I don't know why this has to be so 
inscrutable. As writers/editors, we spend our time trying to make 
information understandable. Wonder why the software developers can't 
make the tool we use (more) understandable, too.

Thanks again,
--Karen

>
>Dear Karen:
>I am quite familiar with this problem. The problem arises since FM can and
>does create two or more reference pages which on first sight deal with Index
>Specifications.
>This arises I think because of multiple format imports. The result is that
>one or more of these Index Specification pages are "dead". By dead I mean
>they have no effect on the target text.
>There are two workarounds. One is to delete the dead reference pages.
>Usually the live Index Specification is on the last reference page.
>  If you working from the start page onwards it is likely that you are
>editing dead index specifications and all you have to do is find the" real"
>Index Specification.
>The second workaround is to go to the last page of the reference pages and
>there edit your format, leaving the dead index specifications in situ. This
>is the lazy option...Ok if you are working alone.
>I do not understand at all why TOC and Index Specs do not have their own
>dedicated tables as is the practice throughout the reference page range.
>Such tables would be stable and allow for editing as does the well-designed
>master page determination table.
>
>  It is a good idea of course to fix your template file first otherwise you
>will forever be importing dead Index Specifications, but notice that
>importing the corrected Index specifications does not solve the problem as
>the reference pages are not automatically overwritten. Only named reference
>pages are overwritten. The answer  here is to create blank reference page in
>your template file with the same name as those pages you wish to get rid of.
>I hope this rambling helps.
>Rob