About datelines and numbering

Build 1501 on 14/Nov/2017  This topic last edited on: 24/Oct/2016, at 19:07

Datelines are local texts residing on a master page. Such local texts contan a series of markers (variables) that insert: edition date, edition number name, page number, section and zone name, and all of the edition and page attributes. This means that a dateline can automatically display the correct information for the page it is used on.

For the list of variables, see GNML variables - master pages.

You place datelines elements typically in separate frames: a frame for page number, a frame for edition date and number, a frame for section/zone banner.

The dateline area may be positioned on page in two ways:

1.Outside of the page workspace, i.e. within the top page margin (as on figure below).
2.Within the page workspace.

For the first case, you will have to increase the top margin value to accommodate the dateline area as well.

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The reasons to displace the dateline area outside of the page workspace, is to simplify the displacement of the top most elements on the page - they will snap easily on their place below the top margin. Please be aware that snapping in Fred4 disallows positioning of items outside of margins.

When the dateline area is inside the page workspace, it would be more error prone for overlapping of page elements with dateline area items.