Variables vs Cross-references vs Text Insets [WAS: Hiding Pages?]

[eric.dunn at ca.transport.bombardier.com]

"David Bills" <dmbills at cfl.rr.com> wrote on 06/10/2006 04:50:57 AM:
> The point I'm attempting to make is that large departments, particularly
> those that weigh specialized technical skills and experience higher than
> desktop publishing skills, should factor the Frame capabilities of their
> less skilled Frame users into these types of decisions.

And employees, who value their jobs and take professional pride in their 
work should be able to learn to do something fairly simple like making 
Xrefs. But I understand your concern. Some people just can't 'get' certain 
ways of working. But, IMO, it is the place of management to set the 
minimum expectations and discipline accordingly.

Actually, if your Xrefs were breaking it was probably more to do with the 
setup than the writers. No amount of training will help a Frame user keep 
Xrefs connected if the path includes a drive root. Those will break 
eventually no matter how hard you try.

But, all limitations in that regard can be overcome with either the 
BookUtils plug-in or an in-house script.

It can be as simple as each file having a copy of the nomenclature file 
copied locally so that all links are relative and immediate. The Xrefs 
then simply need to be pointed to the central file for production or 
copies of the central file placed with the working files. However you 
maintain and/or store the target files, maintaining and resolving the 
Xrefs should be quite simple to do.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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