[duxuser] Re: formatting a book
- From: "Diane Nousanen" <DianeNousanen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:09:37 -0600
Thank you, Steve, that accomplished what I wanted, but, boy is it
aggravating. One problem is that I didn't want to use textbook format
so I used the standard literary format. In Word, using the BANA
template, I designated the title page (and later the main page)--that
puts a message at each location in red saying what it's going to do in
Duxbury and the message will self-destruct. Well, the message doesn't
go away. Then, on my title page, I had some blank lines (which I
wanted). In Dux those cause the heading style to start and stop on
each side of the blank line -- which, when translated, causes each
blank line to function as a page break. Then I wanted to format an
attribution. There's a Word style for it, but it didn't seem to carry
over, and I never did find a way to do it in Dux.
Thank you Betsy and Debra who offered to help me over the phone--I may
well have occasion to call you in the near future.
Diane Nousanen
DianeNousanen@xxxxxxxxx
(512) 206-9108
1100 West 45th St.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Austin, Tex. 78756
(512) 206-9108
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <s.dresser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:07 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a book
>
>
> Diane,
>
> The two codes that control the type of page numbering are [pntr]
(Roman) and
> [pnta] (Arabic). By default in most templates, Duxbury uses Arabic
page
> numbers, so the first thing you want to do is change to Roman. To
suppress
> page numbering on your title page, insert the code [svpnp0] at the
top of
> the page, immediately following [pntr]. When you want to turn page
> numbering back on, use the code [svpnp2:2], which causes page
numbers to
> appear on the top right corner of both odd and even pages. To begin
Arabic
> numbering on page 1, use the sequence [pg][pv1][pnta]. The [pg]
causes a
> page break; [pv1] sets the value of the page number back to 1; and
the
> [pnta] causes use of Arabic numbering. You can also set these
things up by
> using Page Numbering in the Document Menu, but you asked about
logic, so I
> gave you the codes.
>
> To me, the most useful topic in DBT Help is the complete list of
codes. All
> the codes are listed alphabetically with brief explanations of each
code's
> syntax and functions. The same page also groups codes into topics,
which
> may be more helpful to you until you get a better idea of what the
codes do.
> I've been using Duxbury since 1991, and am pretty familiar with most
of the
> codes, so feel free to ask if you get stuck. It's pretty daunting
at first,
> but you'll find that Duxbury is very powerful once you learn its
logic.
>
> Steve
>
>
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