It does that automatically now, although it's still faster if you have them all open. I usually have all my files open anyway for xref creation so it's never been an issue for me.
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 12:44 PM Robert Lauriston <rob...@lauriston.com> wrote: > Oh, there's a blast from the past. In FM7 there was some issue that > meant I had to open all the files in a book when saving as PDF. That > was one of the incentives for putting all the chapters in a single .fm > file. > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 8:06 AM Lin Sims <ljsims...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Holding down Shift, not Ctrl. :D > > > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 10:21 AM Fred Ridder <docu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Have you tried opening all the component files before you kick off the > > > update book operation? If you don't do this, any kind of > "informational" > > > dialog like the infamous "missing fonts" message or "inconsistent > > > conditions" or "inconsistent color definitions" messages will make the > > > book update hang because the dialog must be dismissed before the file > in > > > question can be fully opened. > > > > > > Opening all the files in not as onerous as it sounds. If you hold down > > > Ctrl when you pull down the File menu, all the commands (Open, Save, > Save > > > As) will be "all" commands (Open All, Save All, etc.). Just remember > that > > > you do have to explicitly save the updated component files after > running > > > the update because they are not automatically saved if they are in the > open > > > state when updated. > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com