Conrefs... Shake out white, turn BLUE!

Writer generic668 at yahoo.ca
Wed Jul 31 12:30:37 PDT 2013


This is from memory, but I think that FM treats conrefs as conditional text. Look at the conditional text values in the template file.

Nadine

>A reference to an old TV commercial for powdered cleanser.  You shake out white powder and it turns blue when it gets wet.  Conclusion?  This is the cleanser you should buy!
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>I implemented conrefs in my DITA, and FrameMaker imports them wonderfully.  Except they TURN BLUE!  This makes about as much sense as the above commercial.  Why would I EVER want my conrefs to be a different color?!?!?  I tried looking through the EDD, and I only find one instance of "blue"...  It has nothing to do with conrefs.  Does anybody know how Maker is performing this nonsensical magic?  Must I kill a unicorn to end it?
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>Thanks              cud



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