switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

[Alan T Litchfield]

Assuming that copy is not to change, I would be inclined to link text to 
the two templates (import by reference) rather than import it by 
copying. That is, a third file that contains formatted text, plus the A4 
and Letter templates.

Any copy changes are made to the linked text and reflected in both 
templates.

Of course, you will have variations in text placement and awkward 
breaks. So, YMWV.

If you are talking about spelling variationstoo, then to keep myself 
sane I would insist on completely separate versions and date+document 
any changes made for consistency.

Alan

On 22/02/13 7:11 AM, Alison Craig wrote:
> Here’s a “what if” scenario to layer on top of the Letter vs A4 sizing
> issue (clever solution Nadine – I’ll keep that in mind for my Service
> Manual)…
>
> What if you also had to switch from US to UK spelling when you switched
> from Letter to A4? What would be the most straightforward way to handle
> that?
>
> Also, does anyone know the equivalent custom paper size “fudge” for
> switching between Tabloid (11x17) and the closest European paper size?
>
> Alison
>
> *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Writer
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2013 8:44 AM
> *To:* Lise Bible; Post Framers
> *Subject:* Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same
> book?
>
> You could try creating two separate templates (in FM files that are
> separate from the book and separate from each other). One template file
> is 8.5 x 11, and the other is A4. Both can contain all other attributes
> (paragraph styles, character styles, colour definitions, etc). Apply the
> first template when you want to create a PDF for the US market. Once
> that's complete, apply the second template to the book to create the PDF
> for the European market.
>
> Alternatively, you could use a processor that ignores your FM settings
> (that is, you would set up all your formatting in the processor), and
> then generate two different outputs.
>
> Nadine
>
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>
>     *From:*Lise Bible <rentagoodbook at gmail.com
>     <mailto:rentagoodbook at gmail.com>>
>     *To:* Post Framers <framers at lists.frameusers.com
>     <mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>>
>     *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:57:12 AM
>     *Subject:* switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same
>     book?
>
>     Fellow Framers,
>
>     I'm mostly a lurker, but have found the wealth of knowledge shared
>     by this list's members to be quite helpful!
>
>     I have a manual (I'm on Frame 8) in which I've used conditional text
>     to show/hide tables, text, parts lists depending on if it's for the
>     American market or European.
>
>     This manual originated for a US-made product so it started life with
>     8.5x11 (US-letter size) pages. And it didn't even occur to me that
>     it might need to be A4-sized for the European market.
>
>     Is there a good way to switch back and forth between A4 and 8.5x11
>     page sizes, depending on which version of a book you want to print?
>
>     I have the sneaking suspicion that I will have to break this into
>     two separate books, but I figured I'd ask to see if anyone had
>     recommendations.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Lise
>
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