LOL. Great minds. . . after sending out this email, that is exactly what I decided to do. I have a format called exactly this w/ the color set to my Link color and Superscript turned on. Everything else is set to as-is. And all seems to be well after updating the book. Fingers crossed that this setup stays consistent. Like I said, what was weird is that this problem wasn't immediate, so . . .
Thanks Rick! TVB Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com -----Original Message----- From: Framers <framers-bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc....@lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of r...@rickquatro.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:00 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' <framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: Re: [Framers] A bizarre cross-reference issue How is your Link character format set up? Is the Position property set to As Is? If not, that may be the issue. Instead of applying two character formats, I would suggest that you make a single character format called SuperscriptLink (or something like that) that has both the superscript position and your link color. This should be more reliable than applying two separate character formats to the number. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-729-6746 r...@frameexpert.com http://www.frameexpert.com/store -----Original Message----- From: Framers <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro....@lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:37 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers] A bizarre cross-reference issue I am writing a scientific principles guides that is heavily referenced, and I do mean heavily . (Like to the tune of over 400 references.) I have two x-reference formats for this: Reference, <Superscript><Link><$paranumonly><Default ¶ Font>, Reference <Superscript><Link><$paranumonly><Default ¶ Font> After writing for a bit (and saving frequently), I decide to update the book file. I use Edit > Update Book, and in the Update Book dialog, everything (and I do mean everything, cross-references included) is selected for update. I get absolutely no errors after updating but EVERY SINGLE cross-reference that uses either of the above formats loses its superscript formatting. Blam. .. they are all in line and of the same font size as an ordinary line of body text. I have to go into each and every file and select Edit > Update References with Cross-References selected and then and only then do the references go back to superscript. I am at a total loss for why this is happening and the real kicker is that this just started happening last week. Until then, same book, same template, same bat channel, same bat time, and I could do a simple Edit > Update Book and everything was just peachy. Needless to say, this is a big PITA, and very time-consuming. If anybody has any ideas/thoughts, can commiserate, and offer a solution other than drinking heavily at the end of a long day of writing, I would most appreciate it. Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
