Clicking hyperlink closes source file?

[Shmuel Wolfson]

Shlomo Perets sent me the answer below to that questions.

Rick: Does your solution work when the hyperlink is the "goto" type?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: FrameMaker hyperlinks
Date: 	Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:58:13 +0200
From: 	Shlomo Perets <shlomo2 at microtype.com>
To: 	Shmuel Wolfson <shmuelw1 at gmail.com>


Shmuel,

You wrote:

 >When I follow a link to another file in the FM book, it usually does not
 >close the current file. Other times it does close the current file. Is
 >this a bug or a feature, and how do I disable closing the current file?


FrameMaker hyperlinks have two variations: goto and open

The goto variation displays the target document in the current window
(closing the currently-displayed file); the open variation displays the
target document in a new window, leaving the current document open.

The goto/open behavior of hypertext markers generated automatically (eg in
TOC/IX) is controlled through the corresponding flow in the reference page,
eg: openObjectId <$relfilename>:<$ObjectType> <$ObjectId>

With respect to cross-references, the goto/open behavior is controlled
internally by the "DViewOnlyXRef" property (accessible through MIF).

If you press the Shift key when activating a link/cross-ref with
Ctrl-Alt/cross-ref (that is, Ctrl-Alt-Shift-click), the goto... is
interpreted as an open... action (and vice versa).

Notice that the goto/open variation only applies to links activated in
FrameMaker, and is not carried over to PDF interactivity (where all
links/cross-refs become "goto", more info at
http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html#10 ).


Shlomo Perets

MicroType, http://www.microtype.com
Training/consulting: FrameMaker, Acrobat, Captivate ++