Adobe FRAMEMAKER 10 - Creating Markers; Creating Cross-References

ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 10
MIF Reference
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Other master page layouts that you’ve defined are not lost when the interpreter reads a MIF file. The user can still
apply these page layouts to individual body pages.
For an example of a MIF file with a first page layout, see the sample file
frstpage.mif.
Adding headers and footers
Headers and footers are defined in untagged text flows on the master pages of a document. When FrameMaker
creates default master pages, it automatically provides untagged text flows for headers and footers.
If you are importing a document that has headers and footers, you define additional text frames on the master pages.
Link an untagged text flow to each additional text frame on the master page. The untagged text flow contains the
text of the header or footer.
For an example of a MIF file with a footer, see the sample file
footers.mif. Note that the footer text flow contains
a variable; you can place variables only in untagged text flows on a master page, not in tagged flows.
Creating markers
A FrameMaker document can contain markers that hold hidden text and mark locations. For example, you use
markers to add index entries, cross-references, and hypertext commands to a document. FrameMaker provides both
predefined marker types and markers that you can define as needed. (For more information about markers and
marker types, see page 128.)
Within a FrameMaker document, you insert a marker by choosing the Marker command from the Special menu. In
a MIF file you insert a marker by using a
Marker statement. The Marker statement specifies the marker type and the
marker text.
The following example inserts an index marker:
<Para
<ParaLine
<Marker
<MType 2> # Index marker
<MText `Hello world'># Index entry
> # end of Marker
<String `Hello world'>
> # end of ParaLine
> # end of Para
The MText statement contains the complete index entry.
When FrameMaker writes a Marker statement, the statement includes an MCurrPage substatement with the page
number on which the marker appears. You do not need to provide an
MCurrPage statement when you generate a
MIF file; this statement is ignored when the MIF interpreter reads a MIF file.
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.