Cross references without active hyperlinks in PDF files
Rick Quatro
frameexpert at truevine.net
Thu Dec 11 11:38:58 PST 2008
Hi Doug,
I recently solved the exact problem for a client using FrameScript. The
script does the following:
1) Backs up the book components.
2) Converts the specified cross-reference formats to plain text.
3) Restores the backed up components, thus restoring the cross-references.
It all happens in seconds. If you are interested in a solution like this,
please contact me offlist. Thanks.
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com
> Hello:
>
> Is there a way to define a cross-reference format such that this cross
> reference does not generate an active hyperlink in a PDF file?
>
> I use cross references as a convenient way to reuse content from a
> single location. I've defined these cross references to show up in
> black text whereas the cross references that I want people to link to
> are defined to show up in blue text. I figured that readers will then
> know that blue text is a hyperlink and only try to click on that text.
> No one has ever complained -- until yesterday, when an employee
> noticed the "hidden" link. Text insets aren't really practical
> because you can only put one pience of content per file. Variables
> might be an option since the reused text is relatively short in my
> case, but variables seem a lot more error-prone to me, as I'd always
> have to remember to reimport the variable definitions to all the
> documents in my book, whereas cross references update automatically.
>
> If anyone knows a way to create cross references that don't convert to
> hyperlinks, I'd appreciate it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Doug
>
> p.s. I'm using unstructured FrameMaker, version 7.2.
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