This would be a nice item to place on a the Adobe wish list. They should be ordered alphabetically or by the way they are listed in the book. Anything is better than a random order. The same with the paragraphs in the list on the right.
-- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 John Sgammato wrote: > At that point I am still trying to find the file that contains the target > paragraph. This book has about 50 chapters, so it requires a lot of peering > into a long list of files with similar names. > Also handy would be a way to make the content of that specific dialog appear > in larger type... > > ________________________________ > > From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmuelw1 at gmail.com] > Sent: Wed 12/31/2008 11:48 AM > To: John Sgammato; Framers > Subject: Re: Fixing lots of X-refs > > > > In Annoyance 3, do you mean select the document or select the paragraph? > > I would love it if the list of paragraphs would be alphabetic. That's a > very request from Adobe. > > -- > Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > Technical Writer > 052-763-7133 > > > John Sgammato wrote: > >> I am whiling away a snowy Boston day fixing hundreds of broken x-refs. >> >> My process: I update the book and get the long, long list of bum links. Then >> I click on them one at a time, working my way patiently through the list. >> But my patience is wearing thin, and maybe it doesn't have to... >> >> When I click the link, the file window appears, with the link highlighted. >> >> I double-click the link to repair it, and see the "Cannot find source >> file..." error message. >> >> I click OK and the Cross-Reference dialog opens. >> >> Annoyance #1: The Source Type: is always set to Cross-Ref, but I invariably >> use Paragraph Tags so I have to switch it. I'd love a switch somewhere to >> set it to default to Paragraph Tags. >> >> Annoyance #2: The paragraph list starts alphabetically. I wish it showed >> only Paragraph Tags in the target doc that actually have X-Refs. For >> example, I never have X-Refs to bulleted list items or to text with the >> CellBody style, so it would be much easier if those weren't even in the >> list. I guess that's a wish-list item for Adobe. >> >> Annoyance #3: After I have selected Para Tags and the specific ParaTag I am >> X-reffing to (usually Heading 1 or 2), then I select the Document. The list >> of document files seems essentially random. I wish I knew how they are >> ordered, and better yet how to sort them in book order or at least >> alphabetically. >> >> If anybody has insights or clues to make this less tedious, I will have a >> very happy new year indeed. >> >> And if not, well a very Happy New Year to you all anyway, with thanks for >> all your great year-round support on this list! >> >> John Sgammato >> Principal Technical Writer >> Imprivata, Inc >> Lexington, MA 02421 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to Framers as shmuelw1 at gmail.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit >> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.com >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> >> >> > > > >
