Xref to text inset (was RE: Searching the archive)

[Combs, Richard]

Mike Wickham wrote:
 
> Cross-references need to be handled a little differently when used in
> text insets. FrameMaker help says this:
> 
> ==
> Insert a cross-reference to a paragraph in a text inset
> If you insert a paragraph cross-reference to a text inset, the cross-
> reference marker is sometimes lost when the text inset is updated. To
> prevent the marker from being lost, first insert a cross-reference to
> the paragraph in the text inset's source document.
> 1. Open the source of the inset by double-clicking the inset and then
> clicking Open Source from the Text Inset Properties panel.
> 2. Insert a cross-reference to the paragraph anywhere in the source
> document.
> 3. Delete the cross-reference text. The marker remains.
> 4. Save the source document, and then in the document that contains the
> text inset, update the text inset by choosing Edit > Update References.
> 5. Insert a spot cross-reference, this time in the document that
> contains the inset. The cross-reference uses the marker in the updated
> inset.
> ==

They tell you to insert a paragraph cross-reference and then delete it? That's a pretty convoluted way to insert a Cross-Ref marker, and it doesn't let you create meaningful marker text. I suggest replacing steps 2 and 3 with: 

2. With the cursor at the beginning of the paragraph you want to cross-reference, go to Special > Marker. 
3. In the Marker dialog, set Marker Type to Cross-Ref and Marker Text to something meaningful that identifies this location. Click New Marker. 

And replacing step 5 with: 

5. In the document that contains the text inset, go to Special > Cross-Reference. 
6. In the Cross-Reference dialog, leave Document set to Current, set Source Type to Cross-Reference Markers, and select the marker you inserted in the text inset.