[Scribus] Need help with TOC

[mk]

--- Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de>
wrote:

> Am Samstag, 22. M?rz 2008 23:01:49 schrieb mk:
> > --- Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Am Samstag, 22. M?rz 2008 22:45:06 schrieb mk:
> > > > --- Christoph Sch?fer
> <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de>
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Am Samstag, 22. M?rz 2008 20:49:16 schrieb
> mk:
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I need help generating table of contents.
> > > > > > This is what I have done so far.
> > > > > > In the Document item attribute, I added a
> new
> > > > >
> > > > > entry
> > > > >
> > > > > > and called it TOC.
> > > > > > In the Table of contents and indexes, I
> added
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > > > > new
> > > > >
> > > > > > entry and called it "Table of contents 1".
> In
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > > > Attribute name box I called it TOC.
> > > > > > Right clicked the text frame and chose the
> > > > >
> > > > > Attribute
> > > > >
> > > > > > option. In Page item attribute dialog I
> added
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > > > > new
> > > > >
> > > > > > item and named it TOC, also in the value
> box I
> > > > >
> > > > > entered
> > > > >
> > > > > > the first content title. I closed the
> window
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > in
> > > > >
> > > > > > the extras I chose "Generate Table of
> Content"
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > > nothing was generated.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What did  I do wrong?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > jmak
> > > > >
> > > > > Did you select a text frame for the ToC?
> > > > >
> > > > > Christoph
> > > >
> > > > Yes, when I right click to select the
> Attribute
> > >
> > > option
> > >
> > > > it selects it automatically.
> > >
> > > If you go back to Document Setup, are your
> settings
> > > for the ToC still there or
> > > have they disappeared?
> >
> > Ok, I made some progress. In the table of contents
> and
> > indexes box i didn't enter the destination text
> frame.
> > That was one of the problem. Now, I corrected that
> and
> > as a result, one line appeared in the table of
> > contents text frame. The page number is wrong. How
> > should I add other table of contents items that
> would
> > be my next question.
> 
> Create attributes for all objects that you want to
> appear in ToC, then run 
> Extras > Create ToC again.

You mean enter the title of each chapter and their
page numbers into the Page Items attributes box? If
this is the case then it is easier creating a toc
manually by typing straight into the contents text
box. Or do I misunderstand something?

jmak



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