Index output wrong for PDF

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KHupp
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Index output wrong for PDF

Post by KHupp »

Hi All,
From time to time, I have an issue where my Index will not output correctly to PDF.
I have my Index configured with an Index template that contains 2 columns. The Index is suppose to output like this:
Image1.png
BUT, on occasion I get an output like this:
Image2.png
I have checked my chapter/section settings and even compared to other outputs that have no issues, but I cannot seem to locate the setting or code that is causing this.

Now here is some twist to the plot...
If I delete or exclude a file n my TOC, then it will work. So I attempted to add the content from the excluded file to another file and now I am back to the screwed up index....

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

Keith
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KHupp
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Re: Index output wrong for PDF

Post by KHupp »

So after a lot of trial and error, I found that the word "Auto" is not a good word for the "Keyword" tags.
My original code was:
<h2 class="LevelTwo" MadCap:autonum=" 1.1  ">
<MadCap:keyword term=
"Auto Zero Offset" />Auto Zero Offset</h2>

After removing and adding different lines from the page, I narrowed it down to the <MadCap:keyword term="Auto Zero Offset" />Auto Zero Offset</h2> being the issue.
So I started removing one word at a time... "Auto" being the first.
This fixed my problem, so I started with different variations... I used <MadCap:keyword term="Automatic Zero Offset" />Auto Zero Offset</h2> and that did not fix the issue so I tried <MadCap:keyword term="Device Auto Zero Offset" /> Auto Zero Offset</h2> and that worked!

It seems as though starting the keyword with "Auto" is not good. Just for fun I tried Auto in many different forms including "Autosfgsdfgsdfgsdfgsdfg" and that worked... It seems as though "Auto" and "Automatic" are bad key words.

So now I have <MadCap:keyword term="Device:Auto Zero Offset" />Auto Zero Offset</h2> and this works fine.

Anyone have an idea why this is being "Auto" is inside the keyword tag?

Thanks
Keith
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Re: Index output wrong for PDF

Post by ChoccieMuffin »

Sounds like a bug - you might want to report it. Reporting links in my signature.
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dhvied
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Re: Index output wrong for PDF

Post by dhvied »

Would AutoZeroOffset work, and be a usable term for you?
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