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

Thu Oct 18 02:04:37 PDT 2018

Rick,
thanks for the help.
This all worked perfectly.

(answering now since I am in a different time zone)

Who would have thought that you could use conditions on a Reference page?

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:00 AM Rick Quatro <rick at rickquatro.com> wrote:

> Yes, and I never thought of using this technique until you posted today,
> so thank you for the chance to discover a useful trick.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> On Behalf Of Caroline Tabach
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:29 PM
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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.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Framers
> > <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> > On Behalf Of Caroline Tabach
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 3:31 PM
> > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <
> > framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> > 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 <$pagenum> building block from the Web paragraphs. When
> > > you hide the Web condition and show the Print condition, you will
> > > get page numbers when you update the MiniTOC. When you hide the
> > > Print condition and show the Web condition, you will not get page
> > > numbers in the MiniToc. I just tested it and it seems to work fine.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > Rick Quatro
> > > Carmen Publishing Inc.
> > > rick at frameexpert.com
> > > 585-729-6746 NEW!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Framers
> > > <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com>
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of Caroline Tabach
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:32 AM
> > > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.
> > > <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> > > Subject: [Framers] How to edit MiniTOC as defined on ref page so
> > > that only headings will appear in HTML5 Help??
> > >
> > > Frame 2017
> > >
> > > I have set up my system to create nice HTML 5 help, with the product
> > > look and feel.
> > >
> > > There is one thing  I am stuck with, maybe someone has the answer
> > >
> > > The PDF file has a mini-TOC for most of the chapters
> > >
> > > It is in the form of
> > > <$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
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Caroline Tabach
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