[Framers] Best Practice for Master Page Variables for Appendices?

Doug dbailey4117 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 17 06:33:40 PDT 2018


I use separate templates for chapters and appendices.  Keeps things
simple that way.  Of course the templates are identical in areas that
are common to both chapters and appendices.

Doug Bailey

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM, Caroline Tabach
<caroline.tabach at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is what I do. But then do you use a different template or set of
> Master pages for these files?
>
> Caroline Tabach
>
> בתאריך יום ב׳, 17 בספט׳ 2018, 15:58, מאת Doug ‏<dbailey4117 at gmail.com>:
>
>> I use Running H/F 1 for my footer text in the chapters, and Running
>> H/F 2 for the footer text in my appendices.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 8:31 AM, Caroline Tabach
>> <caroline.tabach at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am trying to work out the best way to do this
>> >
>> > I have a book with chapter files and appendix files.
>> >
>> >
>> > The header uses the following format
>> >
>> >
>> > Chapter 9: Running H/F 1 - when Chapter is a variable with
>> > Chapter<$chapnum>  Running H/F1 is a variable variable
>> > with<$paratext[Heading1]>
>> >
>> >
>> > For the appendix chapters instead of the tag Heading1 I can use a tag
>> > called AppHeading1
>> >
>> > This works very well for me in the Table of Contents (I want the word
>> > Appendix/Chapter to appear as relevant) and is controlled with the
>> > reference page.
>> >
>> > However, in this case I need to use different variables for the headers.
>> > So that it will say Appendix A: Writing a book etc  (using AppHeading1
>> > instead of Heading1) and the correct variable so it will say Appendix
>> > <$chapnum>
>> >
>> > What is the best practice for all this, and for setting up Master pages.?
>> >
>> > If I use different variables, either I paste in the different set of
>> > variables manually on my regular "Right" master page, or make a special
>> > master page called Appendix which must be applied as a custom master page
>> >
>> > What is the best practice to make everything work well, if you are have a
>> > book with appendices and regular chapters
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > --
>> > Caroline Tabach
>> > Technical/Marcom Writer
>> > e-mail: caroline.tabach at gmail.com
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