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November 6, 2013
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Point Pages

  • November 6, 2013
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Hello,


I am generating point pages via the provision of wrapping a desired range of elements within a PI ("_touchup") element and firing the point page pageset but I am having difficulties in scoping the variable to which I save the final point page in each range to to populate the LEP.Is this the best method for incorporating point page capability into an application ?

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    ptc-19080751-Visitor
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    November 6, 2013
    Andy,

    If stringdecl scope contains anything other than DTD elements, theFOSI does not compile.

    If I correctly understand what you are doing, could you code the touchup e-i-c to save the beginning and ending page numbers with placemnt=before and placemnt=after?

    Suzanne Napoleon
    www.FOSIexpert.com
    "WYSIWYG is last-century technology!"


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    aleslie1-VisitorAuthor
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    November 15, 2013

    Hi Suzanne,


    Thanks for the page extracts from your book.


    However, I am trying to carry out string comparisons on page numbers defined in the pagesets.


    In order to build the LEP, I am trying to cater for point page ranges as well as changes on a page within a section.
    I've almost got it working and all is fine if there is at least one page between the end of the point page range and the first change as I can pick out the range. (eg. 3.1 to 3.3, 5 to 8 where the change is on page 5). The LEP then contains for example :


    3.1 to 3.3
    4
    5 to 8


    The problem I have is when there is a change on the immediate first normal page (non point page) following the point pages as there is no range. (eg. 3.1 to 3.3, 4 to 8)) I tried flagging this by comparing page counters set within the pagesets but the string comparison conditions do not work.


    3.1 to 3.3
    ?
    4 to 8


    If there is at least one page between end of point pages and next change, output the middle range, otherwise don't.


    I suspect it's because all the page numbering is worked out at a later stage during print composition and by that time it's too late ?


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