Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
The problem might be when you have *more than one condition* applied to a particular piece of text. If the system is set to show *any one or more* of those conditions, the text will be visible. For example, if you have a piece of text that is intended for ProductA, and is also intended for Internal audiences only, and so you tagged it with condition *ProductA *and condition *Internal*, if you show *either one* of those conditions, it will be visible. So, you might be showing *ProductA *and *External*, but this particular piece of text will be visible, because ProductA is set to visible. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :-) Seraphim On Nov 5, 2007 6:56 AM, Martha Lee wrote: > Hi Diane, > > I have seen this problem too. And my docs only have about four different > conditional text formats. > > Martha Lee > Coventor, Inc. > martha.lee at coventor.com > 919-854-7500 ext. 120 > > > > Diane Schaefer wrote: > > The company where I work has a number of different products based on the > same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, > because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one > documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't > work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I > have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the > majority of my files. > > > > With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a > phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it > conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as > well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," > or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the > specified conditionals. > > > > Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of > conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? > > > > TIA, > > Diane > > > > Diane Schaefer > > Senior Technical Writer > > Sandvine Technologies Ltd. > > dschaefer at sandvine.com > > tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125 > > > > > > -- > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as seraphim37 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/seraphim37%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Re: Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
The problem might be when you have *more than one condition* applied to a particular piece of text. If the system is set to show *any one or more* of those conditions, the text will be visible. For example, if you have a piece of text that is intended for ProductA, and is also intended for Internal audiences only, and so you tagged it with condition *ProductA *and condition *Internal*, if you show *either one* of those conditions, it will be visible. So, you might be showing *ProductA *and *External*, but this particular piece of text will be visible, because ProductA is set to visible. It's not a bug, it's a feature. :-) Seraphim On Nov 5, 2007 6:56 AM, Martha Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Diane, > > I have seen this problem too. And my docs only have about four different > conditional text formats. > > Martha Lee > Coventor, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 919-854-7500 ext. 120 > > > > Diane Schaefer wrote: > > The company where I work has a number of different products based on the > same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, > because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one > documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't > work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I > have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the > majority of my files. > > > > With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a > phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it > conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as > well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," > or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the > specified conditionals. > > > > Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of > conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? > > > > TIA, > > Diane > > > > Diane Schaefer > > Senior Technical Writer > > Sandvine Technologies Ltd. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125 > > > > > > -- > > > ___ > > > 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/seraphim37%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > ___ 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.
RE: Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
Hi Diane, I have seen this problem too. And my docs only have about four different conditional text formats. Martha Lee Coventor, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-854-7500 ext. 120 Diane Schaefer wrote: The company where I work has a number of different products based on the same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the majority of my files. With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the specified conditionals. Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? TIA, Diane Diane Schaefer Senior Technical Writer Sandvine Technologies Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125 -- ___ 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.
Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
Hi Diane, I have seen this problem too. And my docs only have about four different conditional text formats. Martha Lee Coventor, Inc. martha.lee at coventor.com 919-854-7500 ext. 120 Diane Schaefer wrote: The company where I work has a number of different products based on the same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the majority of my files. With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the specified conditionals. Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? TIA, Diane Diane Schaefer Senior Technical Writer Sandvine Technologies Ltd. dschaefer at sandvine.com tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125 --
Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
The company where I work has a number of different products based on the same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the majority of my files. With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the specified conditionals. Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? TIA, Diane Diane Schaefer Senior Technical Writer Sandvine Technologies Ltd. [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125 ___ 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.
Bug in FrameMaker 7.2 conditionals?
The company where I work has a number of different products based on the same basic platform with radically different configurations. However, because enough of the basic platform is shared, I need to maintain one documentation set Keeping the product differences in appendices won't work, as the differences are too embedded in the product. As a result, I have 35 conditionals (don't ask!) sprinkled liberally throughout the majority of my files. With the recent additional of new conditionals, I have noticed a phenomenon where I add some new text in a sentence and make it conditional, but suddenly other hidden conditionals start displaying as well. To hide them, I have to keep selecting them and clicking "Apply," or I have to select "Show All, and then "Show" to display only the specified conditionals. Is this a bug? Does FrameMaker only handle a certain number of conditionals gracefully? Is there something else I should know? TIA, Diane Diane Schaefer Senior Technical Writer Sandvine Technologies Ltd. dschaefer at sandvine.com tel. 972-2-540-090, ext. 125
