Adobe framemaker 6.0 Manuale Utente
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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
Using MIF Statements
Creating cross-references
In a FrameMaker document, you can create cross-references that are automatically updated. A cross-
reference can refer to an entire paragraph or to a particular word or phrase in a paragraph. The text to
which a cross-reference points is called the reference source; the actual location of the cross-reference is the
reference point.
reference can refer to an entire paragraph or to a particular word or phrase in a paragraph. The text to
which a cross-reference points is called the reference source; the actual location of the cross-reference is the
reference point.
The format of a cross-reference determines its appearance and the wording. Cross-reference formats
include building blocks, instructions to a FrameMaker product about what information to extract from the
reference source. A common building block is <$pagenum>, which a FrameMaker product replaces with
the page number of the reference source.
include building blocks, instructions to a FrameMaker product about what information to extract from the
reference source. A common building block is <$pagenum>, which a FrameMaker product replaces with
the page number of the reference source.
Within a FrameMaker document, you insert and format cross-references by choosing Cross-Reference
from the Special menu. In a MIF file, you create a cross-reference as follows:
from the Special menu. In a MIF file, you create a cross-reference as follows:
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Create the format of cross-references by using XRefFormats and XRefFormat statements.
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Insert a marker at the reference source by using a Marker statement.
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Insert the reference point by using an XRef statement.
Creating cross-reference formats
The cross-reference formats for a document are defined in one XRefFormats statement. A document can
have only one XRefFormats statement.
have only one XRefFormats statement.
The XRefFormats statement contains one or more XRefFormat statements that define the cross-reference
formats. A cross-reference format consists of a name and a definition.
formats. A cross-reference format consists of a name and a definition.
<XRefFormats
<XRefFormat
<XRefName `Page'>
<XRefDef `page\x11 <$pagenum\>'>
> # end of XRefFormat
> # end of XRefFormats
The name can be any string allowed in a MIF file (see “Character set in strings” on page 13). In this example,
a nonbreaking space (\x11) appears between the word “page” and the page number. Each cross-reference
format must have a unique name; names are case-sensitive. The cross-reference definition contains text
and cross-reference building blocks. See your user’s manual or the online Help system for a list of building
blocks.
a nonbreaking space (\x11) appears between the word “page” and the page number. Each cross-reference
format must have a unique name; names are case-sensitive. The cross-reference definition contains text
and cross-reference building blocks. See your user’s manual or the online Help system for a list of building
blocks.
Inserting the reference source marker
To mark the location of the reference source, insert a Marker statement at the beginning of the reference
source. The following example creates a cross-reference to a heading:
source. The following example creates a cross-reference to a heading: