Help Formatting Autonumbers with Attributes

[hanna_1612]

Hi, 

I'm setting up my first EDD. I'm trying to create a list element that allows the user to select attributes for bulleted or numbered formatting. I thought I had copied the Delveoper Guide pretty closely, but it's not working.

Can someon explain what I'm doing wrong?

Here's what I have in the EDD:

Element (Container): List
   General rule: List-item+
   Attribute list
      Name: List-type    Choice    Required
      Choices: Bulleted, Numbered
   Automatic insertions
      Automatically insert child: List-item
   Text format rules
      In all contexts.
         Basic properties
            Indents
               First indent: 0.1in
               Left indent: 0.25in
            Paragraph spacing
               Space above: 4pt
            Tab Stops
               Tab stop position: 0.25in
   If context is: List-item [List-type = ”Bulleted”]
      Numbering properties
         Autonumber format: \b\t
   Else, if context is: List-item [List-type = ”Numbered”]
      Numbering properties
         Autonumber format: <n>.\t

This is what it looks like whether I select the Bulleted or Numbered attribute:

Paragraph paragraph paragraph

   list

   list

   list

[Lynne A. Price · Accepted solution]

Hanna,

   Your element definition is almost right. The problem is that you are specifying all formatting on the List element, which is OK in a simple structure, but you are testing whether that List is in a ListItem.

   The simplest fix would be to change the context specification from:

      List-item [List-type = ”Bulleted”]

to simply

     [List-type = "Bulleted"].

Another approach would be to move the context rule into the definition of List-item and change the context rule to 

      List[List-type = ”Bulleted”]

Something else you'll need to account for is resetting the counter if there is more than one list in the document and you don't already reset it.

         --Lynne

[hanna_1612]

Thank you!

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

This is what I've used--this is from my Para tag which has a lot of context uses.

(Sorry--was too lazy to indent...)

Else, if context is: Item
If context is: Item < List[Type="Bullet"]
Count ancestors named: List
If level is: 1
Use paragraph format: Body_BulletList1
Else, if level is: 2
Use paragraph format: Body_BulletList2
Else, if level is: 3
Use paragraph format: Body_BulletList3
Else, if context is: Item < List[Type="Numbered"]
Count ancestors named: List
If level is: 1
If context is: Item{first} < List
Use paragraph format: Body_NumberList_L1reset
Else
Use paragraph format: Body_NumberList_L1
Else, if level is: 2
Use paragraph format: Body_NumberList_L2
Else, if level is: 3
Use paragraph format: Body_NumberList_L3
Else, if context is: Item < List[Type="QandA"]
Count ancestors named: List
If level is: 1
Use paragraph format: Q_Question
Else
Use paragraph format: Q_Answers

Link to file:

EDD_Master.fm

[hanna_1612]

That's very helpful, thanks!

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

I should note that I am using paragraph tags rather than listing all the type specs.