Hi, I think you have hit on the right answer. I don't normally touch the Preview buttons, assuming that it is set to Off. But the wrong one must have been selected when hiding conditions.
So: ensure Preview Off is selected BEFORE hiding conditional text! Many thanks, Heidi -----Original Message----- From: Reng, Dr. Winfried [mailto:wr...@tycoint.com] Sent: 31 March 2010 08:31 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: Heidi Bailey Subject: RE: Wrong conditional text displaying when using FM Track Changesfacility Hi Heidi, I have the very same FrameMaker version (although on Windows 2000). I did exactly what you said: Created 3 conditions A, B, C. Enabled "Track Text Edits". Added text "108.00". I also added this text in a table cell. Then applied condition A to 10 and condition B to 8. Then I hid all conditions except A. Result: 10.00 Then I hid all conditions except B. Result: 8.00 Then I switched on "Preview Final". Then the green colour of the "Track Text Edits" feature disappeared. Everything worked as expected. However, I opened the file again and displayed everything again with Preview off. Then I switched on "Preview Final" and hid all conditions except A. My result was: .00 (the contrary to your observation) The same with B. Therefore the show/hide settings do not work correctly, when you switch on "Preview Final" before you hide your conditions. I append my test file. Best regards Winfried > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Heidi > Bailey > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:03 AM > To: Combs, Richard > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Wrong conditional text displaying when using FM Track > Changes facility > > Thanks, but that doesn't explain why condition C shows and hides > successfully, even when it also has the track changes condition > applied... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.combs at Polycom.com] > Sent: 30 March 2010 16:11 > To: Heidi Bailey; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Wrong conditional text displaying when using FM Track > Changes facility > > Heidi Bailey wrote: > > > FM8p277, Windows XP. > > > > I have a document with 3 conditions in: call them A, B and > C for ease. > > > I add text with the Track Changes facility on, so that > reviewers can > > see what's new. I then apply the relevant conditions to relevant > > words/numbers/sentences. > > > > Then I set just condition A text to show, so that I can make a pdf > file. > > However, condition A and B text is showing! Condition C seems to > > behave as you'd expect: the condition C text only displays when you > > set it to show. > > For example, a table cell has the entry 108.00, where condition A > > applies to the 10 (so the entry for A should show 10.00) > and condition > > > B applies to the 8 (so the entry for B should show 8.00). > Instead it > > shows 108.00. > > > > I checked that I had the right condition set to show, and that the > > text only had the right condition applied. The problem persisted. > > > > The only way I have found to eliminate the problem is to accept the > > tracked change on the bits of text that don't behave as > expected. The > > conditions A and B remain on the text, and then display > correctly when > > > set to show. > > > > Anyone else seen this? Anyone got any suggested workarounds? My > > reviewers would like to see which characters have changed, which is > > why we use this rather than just change bars. > > I don't have much experience with Track Changes, but I'm pretty sure > it relies on a couple of additional "under the covers" conditions to > mark inserted and deleted text. So when you insert "10" and apply > condition A to it, it's really got two conditions applied, A and > Inserted. When you tell FM to hide A, but haven't accepted the > changes, the Inserted condition is still set to display. So FM > displays the "10" because you're telling it to. :-) > > BTW, most people who use conditional text will advise you not to > conditionalize on as granular a level as you're using -- it's just > asking for trouble. If it were me, I'd put "10.00" and "8.00" in > separate paragraphs and conditionalize the paragraphs (not that it > would help with your issue, other than making what's displayed less > confusing). > > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > ------ > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-777-0436 > ------