Hi Danny, If I understand correctly, this may be happening because of the nature of FrameMaker cross-references. For example, if you select a cross-reference in FrameMaker, and apply a color directly to it, it will show the color. However, if you choose Edit > Update References, check All Cross-References and click Update, the color will change back to its original color. That is because the cross-reference's text is being "regenerated" and you lose the color that was applied manually. The same would probably happen with conditional text.
Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 [email protected] *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Danny Lombardi Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:47 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Disappearing conditions in x-refs Correct, still in Frame. Thanks for your reply, Steve. What I mean is, if you create an x-ref --> "Installing the Client" on page 82 -- and condition it Print Only. Then update the book file (in Frame) and show Help Only (i.e. hide Print Only). All or part of the x-ref will become unconditioned, so you might see only "on page 82" or the whole x-ref. In our attempt to resolve the issue, we realized that Webworks omits the page number automatically, so we weren't sure what purpose "HiddenOnline" (a character style) serves in the x-ref definition created by the designer: </><HiddenOnline>\`<$paratext><HiddenOnline>\' on page\ <$pagenum></> As I said, this template is 8 years old. We have never seen this behavior before and it occurs in one project only. It suggests some kind of file corruption. I'm not sure if the writer tried porting the content into a fresh file as a potential fix yet. Thanks again! Danny _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
