RE: Master page problem importing a book from XML

[Theun Fleer <t.fleer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Lynne, 

come to think of it, I think the effect I described only showed when the
attributes in an *existing* FM-book file were changed. 
This makes sense, doesn't it ?
But I'm not absolutely sure, because I did this at my former employer. I can
dig up the files and do some tests if you want :-)

groet
Theun
t.fleer at tedopres dot com 

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Theun,
  Changing the structure of the book (e.g., by wrapping new elements around
the book components, setting attribute values, or changing element names)
can effect formatting of book components. However, 
information from the book is not moved into the book components until you
update the book. 
  When it imports an XML (or SGML) document, my guess is that FM formats
each book component as it is completed, applies master pages to it, and then
moves on to the next book component. At the end, it does update the book.
Thus, while formatting inherited from the book is done, context labels
dependent on book structure are not set until master pages are applied. Any
master page assignment based on the context labels is 
therefore not done.
  You say you've found it necessary to update books to get the correct
formatting. Do you mean when you set the lang attribute on an existing book,
or when you import from XML or SGML?
  
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	--Lynne

Lynne A. Price
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Specializing in FrameMaker+SGML consulting and training lprice@txstruct.com
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