Does the visible result of the external cross-references (the word or sentence) change frequently so that it needs to be updated whenever you publish your book? If the text is relatively static (so that it does not need to be automatically updated), I'd suggest implementing these links as explicit hypertext links rather than cross-references. This way, you would be able to conditionalize the hypertext markers so that they can be disabled in your PDF without affecting the text.
My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Evanth, Henrik Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:00 AM To: Stephen O'Brien; framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: RE: Removing x-refs before generating PDFs Hi Stephen, This is true. What I forgot to mention is that this external link is most often a word in a sentence (most often this is a reference to an MMI), which means that the cross-reference text needs to remain in the file. But wait: >> "The idea that comes to my mind is to use conditional markers to >> activate/disactivate the cross-references." Is it possible to make the cross-reference functionality itself conditional and not just the cross-reference. How would I do that? Because that would solve my problem. Best Regards /Henrik -----Original Message----- From: Stephen O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: måndag den 26 juni 2006 14:43 To: Evanth, Henrik; framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Removing x-refs before generating PDFs Hi Evanth, The idea that comes to my mind is to use conditional markers to activate/disactivate the cross-references. No need to recopy any files and you keep your x-refs. Hope this helps. Cheers. At 08:07 AM 6/26/2006, Evanth, Henrik wrote: >Hi All, > >In my FrameMaker book, I have cross-references within the book (using a >cross-reference format called "A") as well as cross-references to an >external file that is not included in the book (using a cross-reference >format called "B"). When I create a PDF, I don't want the >cross-references to the external file to become active links while of >course the internal links (format "A") should be clickable. > >Is there an easy way of doing this? > >Today I have to copy the complete book. Then I transform all >cross-references of type B (external file) to editable text. Then I >create the PDF. This works but it is cumbersome to make a copy of the >book each time and then just throw the copies away after the PDF has >been generated. In my source I don't want to remove the links to the >external FM file. > >Best Regards >/Henrik >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sobrien%40innovmetr >ic.com > >Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Stephen O'Brien Documentation/Technical Writer InnovMetric Logiciels (Software) Inc. 1-418-688-2061 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/fred.ridder%40intel.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
