Replaced images not saved to XML?

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Roger...

Since you've got DITA-FMx installed, the bug (if there is one) is for Leximation not Adobe. Send me a sample file to test. 

Cheers,

...scott

Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. 

On Nov 21, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Roger Shuttleworth <shuttie27 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All
> 
> FrameMaker 11, DITA, with DITA-FMx installed.
> 
> I wonder if anyone else has seen this anomaly which has bitten us a few times. If you replace an image using File > Import > File option, FrameMaker does not replace the image location in the XML. The scenario goes like this:
> 
> 1. Create a concept topic.
> 2. Add a <fig> element and a nested <image> element (inside a <p>). Choose image1.png and shrinkwrap the frame.
> 3. Save the file.
> 4. Inspect the XML. The XML reads:
> 
> <fig><title>My image Placeholder</title>
> <p><image href="image1.png" height="144" width="191" align="center" placement="inline" /></p></fig>
> 
> 5. Close the file and reopen it.
> 6. Select the image inside the anchored frame, and delete it.
> 7. Select the anchored frame and do File > Import > File. Select image2.png and shrinkwrap the frame.
> 8. Save the file.
> 9. Inspect the XML. The XML reads:
> 
> <fig><title>My image Placeholder</title>
> <p><image href="image1.png" height="249" width="213" align="center" placement="inline" /></p></fig>
> 
> The new image location is not replaced in the XML, but the dimensions are replaced. Result:
> a. You have the wrong image in your file.
> b. This wrong image is distorted to fit the original image dimensions (insult added to injury!).
> 
> Can anyone confirm this before I send a bug report to Adobe?
> 
> Roger Shuttleworth
> London, Canada
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