[Framers] Handling very long TOC entries

Lin Sims ljsims.ml at gmail.com
Tue Aug 21 09:26:29 PDT 2018


Yes, I think the basic, generic "fix" is to make sure that the Minimum
space is actually far, far bigger than the Maximum.

On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:23 AM, Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good advice.  It worked adequately at 125% for one TOC level and at
> 175% for the next lower TOC level.  I can live with doing it this way.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Doug
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:08 AM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Did I remember it right, at least? I was going off the settings I used,
> but
> > I think yours was a bit more generic (which can be more useful).
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Bernard Aschwanden <
> > bernard at publishingsmarter.com> wrote:
> >
> > > As always, anything from that Aschwanden fellow can be subject to all
> kinds
> > > of interpretation. Use care and caution. ;)
> > >
> > > Thanks Lin!
> > >
> > > B
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Framers
> > > [mailto:framers-bounces+bernard=publishingsmarter.com@
> lists.frameusers.com
> > > ]
> > > On Behalf Of Lin Sims
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:59 AM
> > > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.
> > > Subject: Re: [Framers] Handling very long TOC entries
> > >
> > > I was just having the same issue and found a good solution posted by, I
> > > think, Bernard Aschwanden.
> > >
> > > On the Advanced page of the Paragraph Designer, set the Minimum Word
> > > Spacing to 300% and the Maximum to about 125%.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 10:54 AM, Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > My TOC looks great, except for entries that are so long as to almost
> > > > touch the page number.  This makes the entry harder to read and it
> > > > also eliminates the dot leader.  What's the best solution for this?
> > > > I've tried adding a right indent, but this puts the page number at
> the
> > > > left indent position on the following line.  It helps if I add
> another
> > > > tab, but I can't get the page number to the right of the right
> indent.
> > > >
> > > > What's the best practice for this situation?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Doug
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