hypertext command "message openfile" but keep first file open

[Shlomo Perets]

Yves,

You wrote:

>I'm trying to do the following:
>
>Insert a message client hypertext command in file A which opens file B. Both
>files will be PDF documents (yes, I use PDF for presentations instead of 
>PowerPoint).
>
>I'm currently using the following command:
>message openfile C:/temp/fileB.pdf
>
>The command works but the problem is that file A closes when file B is opened.
>
>Does anyone know how to keep file A open?


Nothing you can do about this in FrameMaker (unless an add-on is being 
used, see http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF10.html for more info/examples).

There is a local viewing preference in Acrobat/Reader that controls whether 
a linked PDF opens in a new window: Edit > Preferences > General -- turn 
off "Open cross-document links in same window". Preferences apply to the 
Acrobat/Reader copy where the PDF is viewed, but not to the PDF file itself.

In Acrobat, you can modify the individual link property so that it opens 
the target file in a new window (this link property is available within 
Acrobat starting with version 6).


Shlomo Perets

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