Annotating text in a cross-ref in a PDF

[Carol J. Elkins]

Hi Winifried,

I'm not sure why this works for you and not for me. I am simply 
unable to select specific text within a paragraph that is a 
cross-reference. If you are willing, I'll take this off-line and 
email you personally to see if we can figure out what the difference 
might be that is causing this.

Carol


At 01:54 AM 3/31/2014, Reng, Dr. Winfried wrote:
>Hi Carol,
>
>With no commenting tool selected, I can strike through text in the
>middle of a cross-reference.
>
>When I move the cursor over a cross-reference, then the cursor
>changes to the hand cursor. Then I press the left mouse button
>and move the i-beam across part of the cross-reference. The text
>gets selected. This also works inside of cross-reference text. Then I
>press the Strikethrough symbol to apply this comment type.
>
>However, I agree that I cannot press the Strikethrough symbol
>and then select part of the cross-reference text.
>
>You know that you can change your selected text when you press
>the SHIFT key and the Left/Right arrow keys!
>
>Best regards
>
>Winfried
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> > bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins
> > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 7:26 PM
> > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> > Subject: Re: framers Digest, Vol 101, Issue 27
> >
> > Thanks for trying, Winfried. Unfortunately, text in the middle of the
> > cross-reference isn't annotatable. The I-beam cursor starts
> > red-lining wherever it is placed and the user can't segregate just
> > the text that they want to annotate from the surrounding text in the
> > cross-reference.
> >
> > I think that either identifying the revision in a balloon or
> > encircling it with an added explanation is the only option. Since
> > cross-references exist on a layer above the text, I was hoping there
> > was a nifty way to "drill down" below the cross-ref layer to get at
> > the text. Worse case, I could teach my reviewers how to delete all
> > cross-refs in the document, but that is too complex and also defeats
> > the purpose of checking to ensure the cross-refs go to where they should.
> >
> > I'll add it to my list of feature requests.
> >
> > Carol
> >
> > At 11:00 AM 3/28/2014, you wrote:
> > >Hi Carol,
> > >
> > >I just did what you describe, and it works without any problems.
> > >I created a file with some text, created a cross-reference
> > >to this paragraph which lists only the paragraph text
> > >(<$paratext>) and created a PDF.
> > >Then I move the cursor to the right of the cross-reference.
> > >The cursor's appearance changes to an i-beam. Then I press
> > >the left mouse button and move the i-beam across the cross-
> > >reference. Then I press the Strikethrough symbol to apply this
> > >comment type.
> > >This also works when I press the Strikethough icon first and then
> > >start selecting. This works whether I start selecting from the left
> > >or the right side of the cross-reference.
> > >Maybe you should move the cursor farther away to get the i-beam
> > >cursor.
> > >
> > >Best regards
>
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