Variable not picking up name of new doc in footer

[grendel]

One master page for all, which includes the breadcrumbs proxy, topic body proxy, and then a footer with a variable of AdminGuide: Administration Guide and a page number. This master page is applied to all of the guides and as far as I'm concerned handles "the pretty." Next, we have page layouts for each guide and use these in the target. The purpose of the page layouts in our doc is for the title page. That brings me to where I am now.

The build is great, looks good, and works as expected. The only buggy thing is the variable in the footer is not picking up the name of this guide like it does for the others. Mind, every guide we have (10 so far) uses the Master Page Layout and has its own individual page layout. I've spent the better part of yesterday afternoon and today comparing targets, TOCs, variables, master/page layouts, etc. I've looked at the variable in the footer of the master layout, and I'm afraid if I change it for this guide, it will affect the other guides.

Is there something I've overlooked or haven't checked yet? I think it's in the Master Layout, but as I stated, I fear changing the variable because it works for the other docs. I've checked the globalconditions, too.

As an aside, I can't decide if I should curse Madcap or the previous writer or both.

[LTinker68]

Your variable may be fine, but you may not have given it enough room to be displayed in the page layout. Make sure that your footer frame is tall enough and wide enough to display the entire value of the variable. I'm not sure what it does if the footer frame is too narrow, but if the footer frame is too short, then it won't show the text at all. So if it's too narrow, it could be that it just crops the end, or it could be that it doesn't display anything. In any case, expand the footer frame and see if the text then shows up.

[Doug Eaton]

Is this the only variable that you are having trouble with?

[grendel]

There is room. The title of the new document is smaller than others. Thanks!

Your variable may be fine, but you may not have given it enough room to be displayed in the page layout. Make sure that your footer frame is tall enough and wide enough to display the entire value of the variable. I'm not sure what it does if the footer frame is too narrow, but if the footer frame is too short, then it won't show the text at all. So if it's too narrow, it could be that it just crops the end, or it could be that it doesn't display anything. In any case, expand the footer frame and see if the text then shows up.

[grendel]

Yes. It works fine in all other documents. I've compared all targets, and this is the only one that will not pick up the name of the document.

Is this the only variable that you are having trouble with?