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Re: Inserting pages (with master page assignments)?



I'm putting my response to Martha's suggestion back on the lists so it's
available for the archives...

This is an interesting suggestion. At the current 3 dozen pages I'm not
inclined to make 5 files out of one, but if/as the thing grows it'd
certainly solve the problem.

On 3/7/02 11:28 AM, "Martha J Davidson" <editrix@nemasys.com> wrote:

> I'm not sure if I understand your entire context, but I'd look at the
> design a bit differently, though I hope the end result would be
> similar.
> 
> Is it possible to store the entire property listing in a book file, with
> a separate chapter for each change to a new type of listing? If so,
> could you set it up so that the Left/Right master pages in each
> chapter had the "Continued" heading for that type and the custom
> master page would only be applied to the first page of the chapter
> file?
> 
> Just a thought...
> 
> martha
> 
> At 11:03 AM 3/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> Frame 6/Mac OS 9.x
>> 
>> My primary concern has to do with whether or not it's possible for master
>> page assignments to migrate logically rather than stay stuck in particular
>> file page 'slots'.
>> 
>> It appears to me that, unlike XPress, it is not possible within Frame to
>> either insert X pages or insert X pages before page Y, nor to apply master
>> pages coincident with the insertion. Thus, when I add copy in the middle of
>> a doc to which multiple master pages are applied, the master page assignment
>> stays with the filepage 'slot' rather than logically migrating as the page
>> to which it is assigned moves further back in the doc.
>> 
>> If this is accurate, can anyone recommend a plug in solution? Note that I am
>> _not_ looking for a rule-based approach taken by Master Page Tools.
>> 
>> Here's my use example: the doc is a listing of properties by five categories
>> and the doc's left/right pages are slightly offset. Pages on which
>> categories begin use either the Left or Right master pages; the category
>> names are tagged. Pages on which the categories continue use unique
>> "continued" master pages (total 10 master pages, 5 categories x left/even
>> and right/odd); I place the 'CategoryName continued' heading on the master
>> pages.
>> 
>> When more properties are added to pages smack in the middle of the file, or
>> I want to drop a group of properties in, this results adding in more pages.
>> Since I know that typical properties' content equates to 4 properties/page,
>> if I need to drop in 40 I'd want to insert 10 pages and have all the master
>> page assignments migrate accordingly.
>> 
>> __________
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Bart Windrum
Diogenes Inc.
Denver Development Office
410 17th St. #1380
Denver CO 80202

720 904 2321 x125
fax 720 904 9032
Bart.Windrum@DiogenesInc.com


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