Variables: Running Header Footers

[_Dennis_Trucks_]

This is probably really easy, but I'm not getting it to work. I have a module template and on the Master Page I have the following variable:

Running H/F 1
Definition: <$paratext[CT ChapterTitle,CT ChapterTitle NoNum,AT AppendixTitle,AT AboutTitle,IndexTitle,GlossaryTitle,LO-Title,ContentsTitle]>

As a result, if these are defined in the module it will put the information in the header.

I also have the following:
Running H/F 2
Definition: <$paratext[ProductFamily]>

The variable within this module is defined with the name of the course, but I can not get it to show up in the header.

If you have experience with this, I would really appreciate your help!

Dennis T.

[_Dennis_Brunnenmeyer_]

Dennis T...

This may be a dumb question, but does ProductFamily show up in the text of the module, and have you applied the variable definition to it?

Dennis B...

[_Dennis_Trucks_]

Dennis Brunnenmeyer,

The Special > Variable menu item called ProductFamily is defined with my course name in this file.

I am not using that particular variable in the text of this module, but I don't think that should make a difference.

Is there somewhere else I need to define "ProductFamily" to have it display in the Running H/F 2 definition of <$paratext[ProductFamily]>?

Dennis T.

[Arnis Gubins]

Dennis T,

What FM is looking is for is a paragraph tagged with ProductFamily in
order to display its contents. If you don't have such a paragraph in
your Body pages, then you get nada.

[_Dennis_Trucks_]

Arnis,

Thank you for the explanation. That makes sense to me now!

Dennis T.

[_Gay_Alson_]

Hi Framers,

I can't find this in the online Help or by searching the Forum, although it strikes me as such a common issue it MUST be there.

I want a right-hand running header that will pick up the most important heading on a page. The left-hand running header picks up the chapter title (Heading1) but right-hand pages may contain any of several different headings. Is it possible to "rank" headings so that Frame will know to insert a H2 if one is there, but otherwise use a H3 (or other heading style)?

Failing that, is it possible to insert different styles for the header variable? Do I have to disconnect the pages so that they don't all use the same variable?

Thank you for your always-valuable advice,
Gay

[Arnis Gubins]

Gay,

Just list the paratags in order within the paratext building-block,
e.g.

<$paratext[Heading1,Heading2,Heading3... etc.]>

FM will then pick the first paragraph match going backwards from the
page.

[_Gay_Alson_]

Just super, Arnis, thank you so much!

That's exactly what I wanted--and I was sure FM could do so, I just couldn't find out HOW. It seems so obvious now--but isn't there an old proverb that goes "The answer to any puzzle is easy when you know it"?

Have a great day!
Gay

[_Van_Kurtz_]

Gay,

The proverb I heard was "For every complex problem, there is a simple solution---and it's wrong!"

Van