PaoloT Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 Hi, An issue, that seems to never have been solved in InDesign, is a way to relink multiple broken cross-references at once. You move a document to a different book, maybe for reuse in a different publication, and the cross-references point either to the older publication, or are just broken. To locate them, I rename the containing folder of the older publication, and check for broken links in the new one. But then I have to relink each broken link one by one. Since documents of a book/publication are usually kept in the same folder, I sincerely hope that Publisher will be able to let us select all the broken cross-references, and then point to the containing folder of the new publication. Even better, it would be if Publisher at first started checking for links in the current folder, instead of following an absolute path. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 I'm not sure what you mean by cross-references. It's usually used to mean something like "see x on page nn" within the text of a book. You seem to simply be taking about linked files, and the issue of changing their location. If that's it, then the functionality is already there to relink everything that is missing but is in the same folder. Originally this was done by opening the parent document, and choosing Yes when prompted to handle the missing files. You would then locate the first missing file, and while processing that one Affinity would process others in the same folder. More recently, you can choose Resource Manager when prompted, and use Relink from that dialog. PaoloT 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: I'm not sure what you mean by cross-references. It's usually used to mean something like "see x on page nn" within the text of a book Thank you, Walt, but by "cross-references" I mean "cross-references"! The way relinking images works might work as well for cross-references. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 2 hours ago, PaoloT said: ... is a way to relink multiple broken cross-references at once. You move a document to a different book, maybe for reuse in a different publication, and the cross-references point either to the older publication, or are just broken. In this scenario would the moved document be an Affinity Publisher Document or a MS Word Document? The Cross References in the document are pointing to words/pages/definitions where? The same file or a different file? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.5 | Affinity Photo 2.5.5 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, PaoloT said: but by "cross-references" I mean "cross-references"! Then you're using it in a way the rest of the world (at least, English-speaking) doesn't, as far as I know Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Old Bruce said: In this scenario would the moved document be an Affinity Publisher Document or a MS Word Document?The Cross References in the document are pointing to words/pages/definitions where? The same file or a different file? I guess cross-references can only work between document generated by the same program. The problem doesn't sussist inside the same document, but between different documents of a book. 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: Then you're using it in a way the rest of the world (at least, English-speaking) doesn't, as far as I know Funny how our brain tricks us. I bet you read "InDesign" in my original post, but your mind translated it to "Publisher"? Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, PaoloT said: Funny how our brain tricks us. I bet you read "InDesign" in my original post, but your mind translated it to "Publisher Perhaps, but you ended up discussing Publisher Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: Perhaps, but you ended up discussing Publisher Yes, it's a note about a problem I have with InDesign, that ends up with a feature suggestion for Publisher. As one of the people waiting at the immigration list, I'm cultivating dreams on the promise land, hoping it will not be the same hell as it was in the native Adobe land! To be noted that this issue has existed in InDesign since the dawn of times. Unless I've not noticed it (I've gone up to ID CC2021, not later), I suspect it will be there up to the end of the times. In the meantime, I'm sure Serif's implementation of the feature in Publisher will be light years ahead. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 3 hours ago, PaoloT said: it's a note about a problem I have with InDesign, But it's a problem that Publisher does not have, which was my main point. And problems with InDesign really aren't relevant to our discussions, in my opinion. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share Posted September 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: But it's a problem that Publisher does not have, which was my main point. And problems with InDesign really aren't relevant to our discussions, in my opinion. Being a "Feature Requests & Suggestion" forum, where else could a request/suggestion for a future release be entered? Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, PaoloT said: Being a "Feature Requests & Suggestion" forum, where else could a request/suggestion for a future release be entered? Paolo It's the right forum, but as the InDesign problem you first entered a request about isn't a problem in Publisher, that one could have been simply a question. For the other, Serif have said that relative paths are used, but I don't recall if anyone has gotten them to work properly. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, walt.farrell said: as the InDesign problem you first entered a request about isn't a problem in Publisher, that one could have been simply a question. I'm proposing an example from InDesign, because that's currently the strongest competitor to Publisher. It's a negative example of how I hope it will not be implemented in Publisher. At the moment, Publisher doesn't have but a very primitive function called "cross-references", but that is not really cross-references. So, a more sophisticate system is hopefully under development, hopefully in a way that is better than the one in InDesign. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 10 hours ago, PaoloT said: At the moment, Publisher doesn't have but a very primitive function called "cross-references", but that is not really cross-references But what Publisher calls "cross references" is not what you (or InDesign?) is calling cross-references, at all. You're talking about a system to break a large document up into books. If that's what you're asking for, that's probably how you should describe it, rather than taking an existing Publisher term and using it in a totally different way. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, walt.farrell said: But what Publisher calls "cross references" is not what you (or InDesign?) is calling cross-references, at all. You're talking about a system to break a large document up into books. Not at all. You gave the only possible description of what cross-references are: parts of text relaunching to a different part of text, usually for clarification. Usually with the formula: "See 'That Chapter' at page 2500 for more information". Publisher has a function that is called "cross references" in the manual, but has nothing to share with this system: https://affinity.help/publisher/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/Advanced/crossreferences.html?title=Cross references# Something that looks like a primitive cross-reference function is in the Hyperlinks, but it is still just a hint. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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