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Thanks, Marjorie! I will set up a test project to try this out.

Crop marks can be added to PDF output using the following setting in the .fltar file:
PDF Options > Document Properties > Include Crop and Registration Marks

This setting appears to break my bar code so that it doesn't scan. Details below. Am I missing something? If I have to add the crop marks ...

Looking for expertise from anyone who creates multiple-language PDFs.

We use global project linking, importing each localized Flare project with folders and variables uniquely identified by language, and inserting each of 13 localized .fltoc files into the global .fltoc file. Everything looks ...

Thanks, Lydia. Can you tell me the steps for using autonumber styles? Is it a different "page number" variable in the page layouts?

Excellent! Thank you, Marjorie. Yes, well-hidden indeed.

Thanks, Lisa, but unfortunately, Flare does not allow me to restart page numbering with a page layout break. The whole section is grayed out unless I choose "Chapter Layout Break."

Question: Where does one control the space between the caption and the table? I'm seeing different spacing between the caption and table, which appears to be related to the spacing within the table. Is there a way to control just the spacing between caption and table?

tablestyle.png

table ...

I'd love to know the steps for using autonumbers to show different page number ranges within a chapter. Following are details for my project setup.

I set page-break-before to avoid, but it's not honored. Is it because the content is in a table?

Topic:
<p class="intro">The following table shows the measurements available for Transcranial Doppler (TCD) and Orbital (Orb) calculations. </p>
<table style="width: 100%;mc-caption-repeat: true;mc ...

Hi Jennifer! Thank you for your informative reply. I got it to work on my machine, but the difficulty of packaging the language skins for localization is dissuading me from using {pageref} at all. Instead I will use the "on page n" construction everywhere, with the phrase editable in the CSS file ...

I learned that Madcap's provided language skins are difficult or impossible to package in editable format with each Flare project. The language skins are stored on each person's hard drive, at C:\Program Files (x86)\MadCap Software\MadCap Flare V10\Flare.app\Resources\LanguageSkins (files have the ...

Thank you, LTinker68! I unchecked the box for downsampling images (target > pdf options) and now the bar code scans.

Great suggestions. Thanks, Psider and ChoccieMuffin!

Thanks for the reply, whunter. I'm stuck with Flare 10 so I need to find a workaround till the bug is fixed....

By the way, have you found a way to show the chapter number and heading in the footer or header of the page layout? I tried inserting the heading-level-1 variable in the page layout, but nothing shows up at all. I think I'm running into the bug identified here: http://forums.madcapsoftware.com ...

Thanks, Paul. I'll update this post if I learn something useful from tech support.

Excellent, that did the trick! Thank you very much. This problem has been vexing me.

Hi rforristall and whunter, I follow this thread with great interest, as I am faced with the same quandary.

I updated the default Flare CSS file in the test project using Flare's template (Flare 10) as indicated by the previous post. However, the bookmarks and TOC entries continue to display as ...

Hi Paul,

Stating the obvious is fine with me. :-) I can use all the help I can get.

Can you point me to the (editable) source of the language-specific skins that is used in generating PDF output ? I tried editing the French language skin following instructions from Flare 10 Help and then ...

I use the "context-sensitive page reference" command {pageref} for the xref formats, as defined in the print medium of my CSS file. This command automatically resolves to "on page n" or "on the facing page" or other variation, depending on the relative location of the cross-referenced item.

Flare ...

Thanks for your thorough reply, Jim.

I can follow the same formatting steps in Microsoft Word, print the document, and scan successfully using our company's scanner devoted to these testing purposes.

Why is it hard to produce the same bar code in Flare, I wonder?

Hmm, the skins don't appear to be supported for PDF outputs. Which is strange, because the formats address print requirements. I have a bug logged.

Thank you, Paul! I will pass this on to our localization company. You made my day!

Hi all, have any of you had issues with bar codes that don't scan? Following is the HTML and the CSS used. I would appreciate any pointers!

HTML:
<p class="EndPage" MadCap:conditions="Build.P01765-19"><span class="Barcode">*P01765-19*</span>

CSS:
.Barcode
{
font-family: '3 of 9 Barcode';
}

If I print at actual size, the text area appears to be the correct size.

I did set the target to include crop marks, but they throw me off, especially combined with the document properties shown by Adobe Acrobat.