[Framers] Thumb Tabs

[Robert Lauriston]

My view is that all importable elements should be defined in an
external .fm file that serves as a template for all files in a book.
Then you can use Apply Master Pages to clean things up after
reorganizing.

Manually tying formats to the current sequence of .fm files in a .book
incurs significant technological debt.

On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:03 AM, Harding, Dan <dharding at illinois.edu> wrote:
> "That seems wrong to me. Master pages should not vary from chapter to chapter."
>
> Since when? As long as the page dimensions and main text flow frames are identical, master page ancillary content can most certainly vary by chapter. You are not limited to using a single master page set for an entire book.
>
> -Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+dharding=illinois.edu at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 12:02 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: [Framers] Thumb Tabs
>
> That seems wrong to me. Master pages should not vary from chapter to chapter.
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Harding, Dan <dharding at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> Maybe I'm too "old school" but I've been using side tabs for years, but a simple manual implementation rather than anything automated.
>>
>> I have a one-page master document just for side tabs that has ALL of the thumb tabs on it for the entire book (or more than one recto page if there are multiple sequences of tabs), properly spaced with graphics and text grouped, and then simply select and copy and paste the relevant group onto the master page of each chapter.
>>
>> One copy & paste action per chapter. Works like a charm.