atw: Re: austechwriter Digest V7 #178
No that's not quite the problem. One common problem that can arise may be a consequence of having similar text being used in cross reference markers (eg, similarly worded headings etc). FrameMaker gives you an available list of possible target markers, so it's easy enough to pick one from the immediately available list without having been forced to change to the other file.
More to the point, perhaps, is the fact that if you haven't opened the target file in advance +and kept it open+, the selection dialogue will only show you markers from your currently open file(s).
It's easy enough then if headings are similar etc. to see a list of cross reference headers and see the one you think you want in the Current display -- which allows you to create a cross reference to the wrong place.
Ah - I see. Thanks Peter. I was a bit confused and thought you were referring to a 'bug' in FM that would allow bad cross refs to be created, but now I see that it is a workflow/operator error problem. In my situation the cross ref text is always specific, so if it ain't in the list I know I don't have the file open. The possibility of creating bad cross refs the way you describe hadn't occurred to me. Now it makes sense and I'll keep it in mind if I ever need to use similar cross ref text in different files. 
cheers
Graeme


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