If you're using Git, then you might want to create a wiki page where people can informally check files out and in.
On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 12:41 PM, Cheryl Magadieu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]
