One potential problem here: File > Import > Formats will import system variables as well as user variables. Sometimes you will have different system variable definitions that you may not want to import. That is one of the reasons I separated system and user variables in my ImportFormatsSpecial plugin (and script). The MIF fragment would also avoid this potential problem.
Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-283-5045 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:31 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; 'Timothy DeWees' Subject: RE: global master page changes Matt Sullivan wrote: > Perhaps the most elegant way to use the variables method is to save > the definitions as a MIF fragment and eliminate any chance of mucking > anything else in your files. > > I refer to "Using MIF Fragments to Update Catalog Settings" on p. 581 > of my book whenever I need to do this. Aw, you're just showing off. ;-) This is never an issue for me. For any given book, all variables have the same definition. I modify variable definitions only in the title page file, from which I import them to all the other files in the book. Except on the rare occasions that I'm doing major template updates, the first thing I do in the Import Formats dialog box is click Deselect All. So long as I don't go berserk and abandon that long-standing process, mucking up anything else just isn't an issue for me. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 ------ _______________________________________________ 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.
