Right Margin (Mini)Toc Proxy problems in Word Output

[Joost]

Hi,

My TOC proxy styles do not align with my right margin. Even if I set the margins and the padding of the TOC1-9 and MiniTOC1-9 styles to 0 or to default in the correct medium, the gap between the two remains. Word puts a tab at 13.5 right, and it should be 15.5 right. I don't know how I can change this behaviour. Anyone?

[bobmoon]

I'm getting the same effect and can't figure out how to make Flare adjust the location of the tab in the miniTOC.

Can anyone help?

Bob

[LTinker68]

I think it might be a Word issue. I see the same problem in my Table of Contents when I build Word output, but if I build PDF output then the page numbers are aligned to the right margin. Wouldn't hurt to put a bug report in, though -- maybe MadCap can figure out a way to override Word's default settings for TOC styles.

[noblehouse]

I just came across this post when searching for a solution, since I was having the same problem. After much experimentation, I found a solution that works for me. For each of your TOC styles (p.TOC1, p.TOC2, etc.) set the mc-leader-offset property (under Unclassified) in the stylesheet. Also, mc-leader-align should be "right".

I'm not sure exactly what the numbers you enter for mc-leader-offset represent -- it's not the number of inches from the left side or from the right side of the page. I think it's somehow relative to the width of the TOC itself. I found that I actually had to put in a negative number to get the TOC page numbers to align where I want them. I set TOC1 at -.85in and TOC2 and TOC3 at -.60in. (our style is to have the top level TOC items slightly outdented).

I don't use miniTOCs so I can't speak to that, but this is what worked for me for the TOC.

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[Joost]

I found a solution that works for me

Either you uploaded the wrong picture or the problem has not been solved. There is still a gap between your right TOC margin and your right p.TOC1 style in your picture.

[LTinker68]

I think stylistically the effect was just to have the chapter page number outdented from the others. Moving the other page numbers out would have been done using the same process.

And keep in mind that using negative margin values workaround is only for Word output -- PDF output automatically puts the page numbers up against the edge of the body margin.