[Framers] How to edit MiniTOC as defined on ref page so that only headings will appear in HTML5 Help??

Rick Quatro rick at rickquatro.com
Wed Oct 17 13:59:52 PDT 2018


Yes, and I never thought of using this technique until you posted today, so thank you for the chance to discover a useful trick.

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Subject: Re: [Framers] How to edit MiniTOC as defined on ref page so that only headings will appear in HTML5 Help??

Thank you very much.
I did not know that you could use conditions in the reference page.

Caroline Tabach

בתאריך יום ד׳, 17 באוק׳ 2018, 22:51, מאת Rick Quatro ‏<rick at rickquatro.com>:

> Yes, on the MTOC reference page. If you need help, let me know.
>
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> From: Framers 
> <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> On Behalf Of Caroline Tabach
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> Subject: Re: [Framers] How to edit MiniTOC as defined on ref page so 
> that only headings will appear in HTML5 Help??
>
> Make the conditions on the reference page?
>
> Thanks very much
>
> Caroline Tabach
>
>
> בתאריך יום ד׳, 17 באוק׳ 2018, 17:02, מאת Rick Quatro 
> ‏<rick at rickquatro.com
> >:
>
> > Hi Caroline,
> >
> > You need to duplicate the MTOC paragraphs on the MTOC Reference Page 
> > and assign a different condition to each set (for example, Print and
> Web).
> > Remove the <$pagenum> building block from the Web paragraphs. When 
> > you hide the Web condition and show the Print condition, you will 
> > get page numbers when you update the MiniTOC. When you hide the 
> > Print condition and show the Web condition, you will not get page 
> > numbers in the MiniToc. I just tested it and it seems to work fine.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Rick Quatro
> > Carmen Publishing Inc.
> > rick at frameexpert.com
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> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Framers
> > <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> > On
> > Behalf Of Caroline Tabach
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:32 AM
> > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.
> > <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> > Subject: [Framers] How to edit MiniTOC as defined on ref page so 
> > that only headings will appear in HTML5 Help??
> >
> > Frame 2017
> >
> > I have set up my system to create nice HTML 5 help, with the product 
> > look and feel.
> >
> > There is one thing  I am stuck with, maybe someone has the answer
> >
> > The PDF file has a mini-TOC for most of the chapters
> >
> > It is in the form of
> > <$paranum> <$paratext> on page <$pagenum>
> >
> > I set this up on the reference page
> >
> > In the help file itself, I would like to have this Mini-TOC appear 
> > as hyperlinks on each main topic page, but without the variables of 
> > the numbering and page numbers.
> >
> > These elements are as I said on the reference page, and not part of 
> > the styles  (which would be easy to fix if that was the case)
> >
> > Yesterday I thought that using the MiniTOC in the HTMLTemplate was 
> > the answer, but when I sort of managed to make it work, I saw that 
> > it just gives a list of topics on the same page (Is that correct)?
> >
> > What I am looking for is how to make a  MiniTOC   from Frame appear in
> help
> > without the extra variables.
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > Otherwise the solution, would be to have the regular  MiniTOC   not be
> > displayed in the help file, and either have manual X-refs, or make a
> > different  MiniTOC   for help files, with conditional text, using a
> > different set of styles?, which would be a little unwieldy, but 
> > would work permanently.
> >
> > I would welcome input on this
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> > --
> > Caroline Tabach
> > Technical/Marcom Writer
> > e-mail: caroline.tabach at gmail.com
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