Fixing lots of X-refs

[John Sgammato]

I don't think it is in the order they were opened. 
I normally open the book file and then open all files in the book by holding the shift key and selecting Open All Files in Book. That opens the files in order.
I just created a new file, opened it and added it to the book file, then updated the whole book. 
The new file appeared in the Documents dropdown about 8th in the list, nowhere near its neighbors and not in alpha order either.

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From: Linda G. Gallagher [mailto:lindag at techcomplus.com]
Sent: Wed 12/31/2008 11:53 AM
To: 'Shmuel Wolfson'; John Sgammato; 'Framers'
Subject: RE: Fixing lots of X-refs



I *think* the documents are listed in the order they were opened. Test it
out and see if that helps any.

I don't have any solutions to offer.


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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:48 AM
To: John Sgammato; Framers
Subject: Re: Fixing lots of X-refs

In Annoyance 3, do you mean select the document or select the paragraph?

I would love it if the list of paragraphs would be alphabetic. That's a
very request from Adobe.

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John Sgammato wrote:
> I am whiling away a snowy Boston day fixing hundreds of broken x-refs.
>
> My process: I update the book and get the long, long list of bum links.
Then I click on them one at a time, working my way patiently through the
list. But my patience is wearing thin, and maybe it doesn't have to...
>
> When I click the link, the file window appears, with the link highlighted.

>
> I double-click the link to repair it, and see the "Cannot find source
file..." error message.
>
> I click OK and the Cross-Reference dialog opens.
>
> Annoyance #1: The Source Type: is always set to Cross-Ref, but I
invariably use Paragraph Tags so I have to switch it. I'd love a switch
somewhere to set it to default to Paragraph Tags.
>
> Annoyance #2: The paragraph list starts alphabetically. I wish it showed
only Paragraph Tags in the target doc that actually have X-Refs. For
example, I never have X-Refs to bulleted list items or to text with the
CellBody style, so it would be much easier if those weren't even in the
list. I guess that's a wish-list item for Adobe.
>
> Annoyance #3: After I have selected Para Tags and the specific ParaTag I
am X-reffing to (usually Heading 1 or 2), then I select the Document. The
list of document files seems essentially random. I wish I knew how they are
ordered, and better yet how to sort them in book order or at least
alphabetically.
>
> If anybody has insights or clues to make this less tedious, I will have a
very happy new year indeed.
>
> And if not, well a very Happy New Year to you all anyway, with thanks for
all your great year-round support on this list!
>
> John Sgammato
> Principal Technical Writer
> Imprivata, Inc
> Lexington, MA  02421
>
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