FrameMaker hyperlinks

[Shlomo Perets]

Shmuel,

You wrote:

>When I follow a link to another file in the FM book, it usually does not
>close the current file. Other times it does close the current file. Is
>this a bug or a feature, and how do I disable closing the current file?


FrameMaker hyperlinks have two variations: goto  and open

The goto variation displays the target document in the current window 
(closing the currently-displayed file); the open variation displays the 
target document in a new window, leaving the current document open.

The goto/open behavior of hypertext markers generated automatically (eg in 
TOC/IX) is controlled through the corresponding flow in the reference page, 
eg: openObjectId <$relfilename>:<$ObjectType> <$ObjectId>

With respect to cross-references, the goto/open behavior is controlled 
internally by the "DViewOnlyXRef" property (accessible through MIF).

If you press the Shift key when activating a link/cross-ref with 
Ctrl-Alt/cross-ref (that is, Ctrl-Alt-Shift-click), the goto... is 
interpreted as an open... action (and vice versa).

Notice that the goto/open variation only applies to links activated in 
FrameMaker, and is not carried over to PDF interactivity (where all 
links/cross-refs become "goto", more info at 
http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#10 ).


Shlomo Perets

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