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Subject:FOLLOW UP: Missing Graphics in Anchored Frames From:Kathryn Marshall <kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 22 Dec 1997 10:09:09 -0800
(was "QUESTION: Urgent Frame Help")
Just a quick follow up to a message I posted earlier regarding graphics
not printing in anchored frames. I've not yet heard back from Adobe, but
am convinced this is a BUG. A very annoying one at that.
Here's the deal:
Each major section heading in the doc has white text on a black
background. To achieve this effect, I used an anchored frame filled with
black, with a text box inside of it (white text). I chose this method
over a table because -- as I have posted before -- using a table caused
a bunch of _other_ problems.
The problem occurs when I try to put another anchored frame after the
heading (which is also a frame). Anything (imported graphics, text,
etc.) I put in the frame does not print -- however it shows up fine in
the PDF file). In fact, the problem doesn't seem to be the fact that
these two frames are next to each other, but that they both exist on the
same page. All of the other frames/graphics in my document are fine.
-Kathy
> ----------
> From: Kathryn Marshall
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 9:06 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: RE: QUESTION: Urgent Frame Help
>
> Thanks to all who replied to me directly (there were a bunch, so I'm
> doing a group thanks). Unfortunately, I tried all of your proposed
> solutions:
>
> --deleting the frame, creating a new one and reimporting the graphic
> --copying and pasting another "good" frame in its place
> --making sure the path of the graphic was correct
> --making sure the frame was filled with "none"
> --making sure there was no conditional text turned on
> --saving the file as MIF
> --importing other graphics into the frame or just typing text into the
> frame -- still doesn't print.
>
> The only thing that worked (due to the deadline) was copying and
> pasting the graphic -- literally copying and pasting it onto the page.
>
> Everything on the page prints except the anchored frame, whether it is
> a new frame or a frame that I copied and pasted from another portion
> of the document. I have plenty of memory (64MB) and am running on
> Windows NT (P166). It's also not the printer. The problem seems to be
> with the actual page -- however, I checked the master pages and
> everything looks OK there... I will forward my question to Adobe Tech
> Support. Thanks again for the quick replies.
>
> -Kathy
>
> ----------
> From: Kathryn Marshall[SMTP:kmarshall -at- MODACAD -dot- COM]
> Reply To: Kathryn Marshall
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 1997 7:46 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: QUESTION: Urgent Frame Help
>
> Help!! The graphics on one page of my document has suddenly stopped
> printing. For no reason! I imported the graphic into an anchored
> frame.
> Now it appears that ANYTHING I put inside this frame does not print --
> whether it is imported graphics, text, or whatever.
>
> Any ideas? Is there some preference I should set?
>
> *pulling my hair out*
>
> MTIA,
> -Kathy
>
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