[Framers] Learning Structure and Prefix (and more)

[cuc tu]

Thanks for that, Rick.


I suppose that could work. I think it means I would need to create new para formats for each description element to house the 'numbering' text (the headings are short, such as "Description:", Settings:" etc.). This seems about as effective as using an inline text insert and text range formatting. Either of the two can almost accomplish what I want, which is a side-head alignment effect using RunInHeading, right justified, and the indented body is left justified with a large left margin.


With inline text (or numbering?), I thought I could use a tab with decimal (:) alignment and mimic the side-head effect, but that did not format as desired so I used a tab and first/second indents. I also use ePublisher  to produce HTML and tabs get replaced with spaces, so there is no alignment there. Maybe I don't know enough about ePublisher to fix that?


I'm not sure if it would be better to ask the engineers to add the heading text in a generic subhead element, a unique element for each heading text, or to make the description element just a container by wrapping the text range in a generic para element.


What would any of you do?

Thanks
C2

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Hi C2,

Can you use an autonumber instead of a prefix?

Rick

Rick Quatro
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Howdy Framers,

I'm still trying to get heading paragraphs inserted by my EDD when opening
xml content. I guess I must ask if this is even possible with the xml
example below? For example, the XML description elements need to have a
heading run-in para with the heading text inserted.

<spa>
<spa_model>Model 1</spa_model>
<desc1>Spa description1</desc1>
<desc2>Spa description2</desc2>
<desc3>Spa description3</desc3>
</spa>

Formatted should look like:

Model 1
Heading1: Spa description1
Heading2: Spa description2
Heading3: Spa description3