Formatting cross-references

[Alan Houser]

Except for the font family, superscript, and subscript properties, 
FrameMaker does not replicate any character formatting from the target 
of the cross-reference. This is especially problematic when _part_ of a 
target has a character format applied, as in your case.

Any work-arounds for this are non-trivial. For example, I've seen 
companies with product names like "<italic>Fast<default para 
font>Start", which occurred frequently in headings. In the text of any 
cross-references to these headings, the product name would lose its 
distinctive formatting.

Workarounds for this include --
- re-write headings to avoid using the product name
- accept a default formatting for cross-reference text
- define a new font using a program like Fontographer for the italicized 
portion of the product name

If I'm missing another obvious solution, I would love to hear about it.

-Alan

Doug wrote:
> Is there a way to apply a character format to the text of a
> cross-reference?  I've created a cross-reference to a specific heading
> paragraph format, but part of each of these headings has a character
> format applied.  Of course, the character format doesn't carry over to
> the cross-reference.
>
> Is there a step I haven't taken that will remedy this situation?
>
>
> --Doug 

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Alan Houser, President
Group Wellesley, Inc.
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