Fm 8 - Track Changes - problems!

[Reng, Winfried]

Hi,

If an anchor or a mark, which is adjacent to text with a track
changes condition, is hidden, I assume the following:
o You wanted to delete the text.
o In order to delete the text, you either double-clicked the
  word or you selected it with CTRL+SHIFT+Right arrow.
  With both methods the anchor or mark gets selected as well.
o Then you deleted the text with the anchor/mark.
o The text and the anchor/mark get the condition "FM8_TRACK_CHANGES_DELETED".
  You see this in the status bar.
o When you hide the condition (via "Preview Final"), this
  text and the anchor/mark are hidden.

What I'd do:
o Either make sure that you do not delete anchors or marks.
o Or, if the anchor/mark has the condition "FM8_TRACK_CHANGES_DELETED",
  select it, and then click on "Accept Edit". That removes this
  condition.

In any case, deleting text does not apply the condition
"FM8_TRACK_CHANGES_DELETED" to adjacent anchors or marks,
if they weren't selected.

The Track Changes conditions cannot be applied or shown/hidden
via the conditional text dialogs.

Best regards

Winfried

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
> Stephen O'Brien
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:53 PM
> To: framers at frameusers.com; framers at omsys.com
> Subject: Fm 8 - Track Changes - problems!
> 
> The Track Changes feature uses, I assume, 
> conditional formats to color text and manage changes (refuse, accept).
> 
> Problem: This feature seems to result in an 
> unknown (un-named) conditional format affecting 
> neighboring anchor symbols. So when I specify 
> that only conditional format CF1 be shown, the 
> polluted anchored frames that are supposed to 
> have NO conditional format do not show, giving 
> unresolved x-refs (see Fig. 3.1 but no anchored frame!!).
> 
> I have found such situations in my current 
> documents. Now if I try and use the normal dialog 
> box to unconditionalize a selection of text 
> containing the anchored frame symbol...nothing happens.
> 
> Solution: I have to (1) move the anchored frame 
> symbol elsewhere to a paragraph without any track 
> changes, and (2) delete the still conditionalized 
> text manually and re-enter that text and recreate any affected x-refs.
> 
> Took time to find/understand (?)/solve! And I 
> don't have all that much hair left (will soon move to fingernails)!!
> 
> Any one else have this problem? Any better solutions or tips?
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> P.S. I have the latest FM patch. XP with latest patch.
> 
> 
> Stephen O'Brien
> Rédacteur technique senior / Senior Technical Writer
> InnovMetric Logiciels inc. / InnovMetric Software Inc.
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> 
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