Xref page numbering not correct

[Scott Prentice]

I think the problem is that you need to do a Save As "Book with fm 
components" .. if you save a map to a composite document, it should fix 
up any xrefs within that map to point to the FM instance of the 
reference (itself actually), but if you have xrefs that point to DITA 
topics in other maps or not included in that map, they will remain 
pointing to the XML instance.

In general, I think  the best practice is to use the Save As Book with 
FM components .. then you can either update that book or use another 
book file that you've set up .. but this should ensure that the 
references are correctly linked to the new FM instances of the topics.

I just gave it a quick test in default FM-DITA and it seems to work as 
it should (I've got both updates installed though).

...scott


Steve Nelson wrote:
> Here's what I'm doing:
> 1. Creating dita topics (.xml)
> 2. Creating dita maps (my sections/chapters) and adding the dita topics as
> children.
> 3. Saving the dita maps as composite fm files.
> 4. Creating a book (File: New: Book)
> 5. Adding composite fms (my sections/chapters) to the book.
> 6. Adding front matter, TOC etc... Via the book. Setting up pagination,
> etc...
> 7. Getting PDF out via "Print Book". 
>
> I installed an update. Still no joy. TOC page numbering and page numbering
> in the page footers are correct, but page numbering in Xrefs still wrong.
>
> Stephen Nelson 
> Technical Writer 
> Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell 
> 39 Main St. 
> Scottsville, NY 14546 
> snelson at ambrell.com 
> 585.889.0288 (office)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Prentice [mailto:sp10 at leximation.com] 
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:02 PM
> To: Writer
> Cc: Steve Nelson; 'Framers'; rick at frameexpert.com
> Subject: Re: Xref page numbering not correct
>
> Right .. if he created the book with XML components, then there's no
> conversion and no relinking of xrefs .. but I was under the impression that
> he used the "Save As FM Components" from the map. That should generate a
> book and FM components from the XML files and relink any references from the
> DITA source to the new FM files.
>
> ...scott
>
>
> Writer wrote:
>   
>>   
>>     
>>> No. The conversion from map to book should repoint the references to the
>>>       
> new generated FM files. You should be able to author in DITA XML files, then
> create a book from that which can be made into a proper PDF. If that's not
> the case, it's a bug.
>   
>>>     
>>>       
>> Not if Steve created a book with XML components (ie, book), rather than FM
>>     
> components (ie, book with FM components). Boo boos happen sometimes. I've
> done it myself.
>   
>> Nadine
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
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