Disappearing conditions in x-refs

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Danny,

If I understand correctly, this may be happening because of the nature of
FrameMaker cross-references. For example, if you select a cross-reference in
FrameMaker, and apply a color directly to it, it will show the color.
However, if you choose Edit > Update References, check All Cross-References
and click Update, the color will change back to its original color. That is
because the cross-reference's text is being "regenerated" and you lose the
color that was applied manually. The same would probably happen with
conditional text.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-659-8267
rick at frameexpert.com

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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Danny Lombardi
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:47 AM
To: dr_gonzo at pobox.com
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Subject: Re: Disappearing conditions in x-refs

Correct, still in Frame.

Thanks for your reply, Steve.

What I mean is, if you create an x-ref --> "Installing the Client" on page
82 -- and condition it Print Only. Then update the book file (in Frame) and
show Help Only (i.e. hide Print Only). All or part of the x-ref will become
unconditioned, so you might see only "on page 82" or the whole x-ref.


In our attempt to resolve the issue, we realized that Webworks omits the
page number automatically, so we weren't sure what purpose "HiddenOnline" (a
character style) serves in the x-ref definition created by the designer:

</><HiddenOnline>\`<$paratext><HiddenOnline>\' on page\ <$pagenum></>

As I said, this template is 8 years old. We have never seen this behavior
before and it occurs in one project only. It suggests some kind of file
corruption. I'm not sure if the writer tried porting the content into a
fresh file as a potential fix yet.


Thanks again!
Danny