Fm10 crashes when you insert an element

[yves.barbion]

Fm 10 crashes when you insert an element. The problem occurs in structured fm and in xml files and it seems to happen when you insert the same element twice, for example a <para> after a <para> or a <choice> after a <choice>.

I'm using Fm 10.0.1 in Windows XP SP3.

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Yves Barbion

www.scripto.nu

[yves.barbion]

Update: it also crashes when you insert a different sibling element

[Michael_Müller-Hillebrand]

Yves,

I seem to remember this issue is confirmed and might be connected to the Adobe DITA implementation. I just cannot find the source.

Please post structured topics in the FrameMaker Structured forum.

- Michael

[yves.barbion]

Thank you for your answers, Michael. Yes, FM 10 also crashes with DITA files. Scott Prentice has posted this in the FrameUsers group some time ago. However, the problem also occurs with structured Fm files (.fm).

Yves

[Michael_Müller-Hillebrand]

Well, when working with FrameMaker there is almost no difference if a file was opened from DITA XML or if it is a DITA .fm file: It is always the binary internal file object that is handled. The only difference when (seemingly) working with XML files: they have to be translated from and to markup when opened opened or saved. BTW, this is the reason why you would not want to work with large XML files.

Bottom line: If your .fm files are also DITA files the observations you mentioned apply.

- Michael

[Russ Ward]

Yves,

This is a long shot, but perhaps try to reset the workspace. Sometimes a dialog box (pod) gets stuck in some mode and can cause weird behavior, including crashes. I've encountered situations where a crash occurs when FM attempts to refresh a pod that is hidden. Pods can linger in the background even when you think they are closed.

Russ