Iztok Posted February 1 Posted February 1 Who can explain this to me – in the Resource Manager, I can see PNG files that I removed from the folder, and they are no longer in that folder. I replaced all PNGs with JPEG CMYK, which is visible in the Finder screenshots. So how is it possible that the Resource Manager is showing something that is not in the folder? I also close and open Publisher, relink all PNG to jpeg but photos in resource manager are linked to PNG which doesnt exixt in this package? Quote
fde101 Posted February 2 Posted February 2 When you created the document and used PNG files, the document became linked to PNG files. When you deleted the files from the folder, the document was still linked to PNG files, so it is correctly showing them as "Missing" because it can no longer find the files it is linked to. This is normal, correct, expected behavior. It will automatically relink to the files if you put them back. It will NOT automatically relink to files of a different type, as they are distinct from the files that it is looking for. Bear in mind that the file extension, which identifies its type, is part of the file name. Consequently, file.png and file.jpg are two completely different, unrelated files. Having file.jpg in the folder means nothing to Publisher if it is not linked to file.jpg; if it is linked to file.png and file.png is not there, then the file it is linked to is missing. Some other unlinked file being present, even if part of its name matches, is irrelevant, and such files are simply ignored. Old Bruce 1 Quote
prophet Posted February 2 Posted February 2 17 hours ago, Iztok said: how is it possible that the Resource Manager is showing something that is not in the folder To say it another way, Publisher is not linking to the folder and then finding the image files inside it. It links to the image files directly. Therefore merely swapping out files in the folder via the OS will not automatically make APub relink. That must be done manually within APub Quote
Iztok Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 I delete png form package image folder compleatly in fisical page bay page replace png files with jpeg CMYK and when I was finished I create new package. In new package PNG was again in mage folder inside new package. I put all my PNG files in another disk and quess what, in new package jpeg is gone and PNG files was linked in external disk. Crasy, like put glue in this PNG. If you make new package logic is that from this Publisher document, is linking to its own image folder, but it isn't not yust link, befor I put everything in external disk, package include deleted png files in new image folder. Crasy. Quote
prophet Posted February 2 Posted February 2 3 hours ago, Iztok said: I delete png form package This seems to be the issue. A sort of backwards workflow. The more common flow would be to replace/relink all the images within the document, THEN create a new package to gather all the resource together. Quote
Iztok Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 I did it, but when I create new package, aplication should put all photos in image folder inside package and relink it, not remeber elswere link. I relink many time and delete PNG from package replace with jpeg, but old links are like glue. I solve the problem that ol png files put to external disk and unplug it and then relink again and now is OK, but it isn't OK how aplication create package and sistem opf linking in that package is corrupt. Quote
prophet Posted February 2 Posted February 2 50 minutes ago, Iztok said: and delete PNG from package replace with jpeg This is the sticking point. Doing that action does not serve any function other than breaking the links. It will only cause problems. You should not do this. Without a step by step screen recording, I'm not sure I can offer any more insight. But I would be interested to see your Resource Manager BEFORE you package things up. Are all the links connecting to the correct images at that stage of the workflow? If not, fix them before packaging. If they are correct, you are right, the package should then collect all images and update their links in the resulting package file. Quote
Iztok Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 Here we go again, now I linked alland all are OK none is missing - but resource manager don't show some photos, by his choice I import photos sam etime but some is linked some is not, and what with this fotos, whicha are not recognized in manager?. As I sad I work in InDesign 20 years, now I am sorry to change (I dont like his politics), now I have to much work to do to switch again. Resource manager and packages are realy nonworking elements. Sorry but this is nightmare I don't know what furder. Also resource manager is slow as you see in screen recording, maby because of larg amount of photos. I have 32 GB Dram. Screen Recording 2025-02-02 at 19.25.01.mov Quote
prophet Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Looking at your video… I see all images do appear to be linked correctly. Most are JPGs, some are PSDs. I also see that the images that appear to not show up in the Resource Manager when clicked is because they are within a curve object. When you click on the curve, it does not jump to the image in the list, but I imagine when you double-click to select the actual image, it should jump. So, with all these images seemingly correctly linked, you can package everything up. And when you open the package, all the images should still be linked correctly, now pointing to the images in the package folder "images" instead of the original folder. Can you confirm that is what happens? Quote
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