Thanks. Unfortunately, we are using Git, so we can't lock the files. Cheryl
On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Robert Lauriston <[email protected]> wrote: > The target document has to be open. If the other writer is working on > the target file, you could put in "add x-ref" placeholders and add > them later. > > Are you using a source control system such as Subversion? That helps > avoid problems. You check out the files you need to work on and check > them back in when you're done. While you have a file checked out, it's > locked so no one else can accidentally write to it. (Most source > control systems except Git have locks.) > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Cheryl Magadieu <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I work at a small company, and there are two of us who are using > > FrameMaker. At the moment, we are both working on the same book; each of > us > > has about 6 chapters. This is the first time we've worked on the same > book > > at the same time. > > > > The challenge we've run into is how to make the workflow easier when we > > have to create cross-references from one chapter to another. Some of the > > chapters will have cross-references to most of the other chapters in the > > book. Is there a way to do this without modifying both Document A (which > > has the cross-reference) Document B (the document the cross-ref is > pointing > > point to)? When I add a cross-ref from Document A to Document B, it looks > > like FrameMaker inserts a cross-ref marker in Document B. If I don't save > > that change to Document B and then update the book references later, do I > > then have to manually fix the cross-reference? Maybe we're overlooking > > something obvious--is there a better way to share files and work on > > cross-references? > > > > I should mention that the FrameMaker files are not on a network drive, as > > our manager does not like that approach. > > > > We would appreciate any recommendations for making this easier. > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] 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 [email protected]
