I haven't found that to be a problem in FM9 p250 - when Writer A is in Chapter1.fm and makes a cross-ref to Writer B's Chapter2.fm, Writer A gets the dialog about Chapter2.fm being edited, but you can choose View and place your x-ref anyway. When they both get saved, it seems to preserve the x-ref fine.
-----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Johnson Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:34 PM To: Timothy DeWees Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Opening book files without opening the book It's just a matter of logistics. If Writer A opens Chapter1.fm and inserts a cross-reference to Chapter2.fm which is currently opened by Writer B, then that will fail. To succesfully be able to insert an inter-chapter cross-reference, Writer A needs all chapters to be writeable. After inserting the cross-reference, Writer A must save all chapters. Frame puts a cross-ref marker on the heading to which the cross-reference is made. An easy way around this is to coordinate the placing of cross-references at certain times during the project. On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Timothy DeWees <tdewees at charter.net> wrote: > > I am currently working with a couple of other people who are new to > framemaker. I've been using frame for a bit over two years on a near > daily basis. I use the practice of always opening a frame book before > editing individual files within that book. My concern is that by > working in an individual file without opening the book, that errors > such as broken cross-references, re-mapping of text insets, or other > errors may occur. Is my concern founded, or is it ok to edit > individual book files without ever opening the book? ?If anyone has a > link to a discussion of this topic, that would be particularly helpful. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as dr_gonzo at pobox.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dr_gonzo%40pobox.c > om > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- ============ Steve Johnson, dr_gonzo at pobox.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jeff.coatsworth at jonassoftware.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jeff.coatsworth%40jonassoftware.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.