ANN: External cross-references without opening documents

[Rick Quatro]

Hello Framers,

I have a script in development that streamlines the process of inserting 
cross-references. It works with a two-pass process. The first pass collects 
potential cross-reference targets and stores them in a database file. The 
second pass is where you can quickly insert cross-references to those 
sources. A floating palette lists all of the cross-reference sources and the 
cross-reference formats in the document. You click in the document where you 
want the cross-reference, select the cross-reference format and source on 
the palette and click Insert. It offers two main advantages over 
FrameMaker's Cross-Reference dialog box:

1) The palette is modeless so it can stay open while you work in the 
document.
2) You can insert external cross-references without having to open the 
source document.

The script can work with element, spot, and paragraph cross-references. If 
you are interested in this kind of script, please contact me offlist, and I 
will send you some screenshots. Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com