No. The conversion from map to book should repoint the references to the new generated FM files. You should be able to author in DITA XML files, then create a book from that which can be made into a proper PDF. If that's not the case, it's a bug.
...scott Writer wrote: > Did you create FM files or XML files? If you created XML files, the > xrefs will all pretty much say page 1. > > Nadine > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Scott Prentice <sp10 at leximation.com> > *To:* Steve Nelson <snelson at ambrell.com> > *Cc:* 'Framers' <framers at lists.frameusers.com>; rick at frameexpert.com > *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2011 1:35:52 PM > *Subject:* Re: Xref page numbering not correct > > Hi Steve... > > Hmm .. check to see where the @hrefs are pointing .. do they > reference the generated FM files or do they reference the source > DITA topics? They should be referencing the generated FM files (so > the links work in the PDF and the page numbers are correct). At > one point FM-DITA had a problem with this (leaving the @hrefs > pointing at the DITA topics), but I thought this had been fixed. > Have you applied the two FM10 updates? > > ...scott > > > Steve Nelson wrote: > > Hello, > > Pagination is all set in the book (into which I've referenced > all of the > > composite fm files, which are themselves the result of doing a > "Save Ditamap > > As..." for each of my section-level dita maps). > > > > The resulting pdf is correct as far as the page numbering in the > footers, as > > well as the numbering in the TOC. Xrefs still read as "see > <topic name> on > > page 1." > > Thank you. > > > > > > Stephen Nelson Technical Writer Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell 39 Main > St. Scottsville, NY 14546 snelson at ambrell.com > <mailto:snelson at ambrell.com> 585.889.0288 (office) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Prentice [mailto:sp10 at leximation.com > <mailto:sp10 at leximation.com>] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 7:02 PM > > To: Steve Nelson > > Cc: 'Framers'; rick at frameexpert.com <mailto:rick at frameexpert.com> > > Subject: Re: Xref page numbering not correct > > > > Hi Steve... > > > > I'll bet that the page numbers are also all "1". The cross-refs > are correct > > .. you need to set up the pagination for the book then update > the book, and > > the page numbers should update as well as the cross-refs. > > > > BTW .. you might send FM DITA questions to the framemaker-dita > Yahoo group > > .. you'll find more people who are likely to have the answer to your > > question. > > > > Cheers! > > > > ...scott > > > > -- > > Scott Prentice > > Leximation, Inc. > > www.leximation.com > > +1.415.485.1892 > > > > > > > > > > Steve Nelson wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> I'm using FM10 and dita 1.2 template/edd. > >> > >> For some reason(s), cross reference page numbering is not working. > >> > >> I'm mapping all of my xml topics into dita maps, converting > those dita maps into composite fm files, adding those composite > fms to a book, generating TOC, adding front matter, etc. > >> > >> In the DITA Cross-Reference dialog, I'm using the "xref" DITA > element, and the "<$paratext>" on page <$pagenum"> format. > >> > >> I update the book, and generate my pdf. All of the page numbers > in the cross references are "1". > >> > >> Any idea what's going on? Am I using the wrong method to > generate a book? > >> > >> Thank you. > >> > >> Stephen Nelson > >> Technical Writer > >> Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell > >> 39 Main St. > >> Scottsville, NY 14546 > >> snelson at ambrell.com <mailto:snelson at ambrell.com> > >> 585.889.0288 (office) > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- > >> No virus found in this message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4024 - Release Date: > 11/18/11 > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4024 - Release Date: > 11/18/11 > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4030 - Release Date: > 11/21/11 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca > <mailto:generic668 at yahoo.ca>. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com > <mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > <mailto:framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com> > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com > <mailto:listadmin at frameusers.com>. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >
