Re: AW: PDF document info vanishes when I import formats with"Remove overrides"

[Shlomo Perets <mtype@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thomas,

You wrote:

>You're absolutely right, Winfried, and it's a bug. The key to your message 
>is that you imported formats from the Current doc into the Current doc. 
>Interesting -- thanks for alerting us.


The real issue, in my opinion, is not the "side effect" when importing 
formats for the same document.

Regardless of whether importing formats from another document or from the 
same document, all fields in PDF Setup/DocInfo should be individual file 
properties, and should not be affected by the Import Formats operation, any 
combination of options. As these fields are file-specific, they should be 
stable, and protected like the content found on body pages or even the file 
name itself. There is absolutely no logic behind blind resetting of fields 
such as Title, Subject and Keywords based on values present in another file.

Until this "feature" is changed, users effectively have to refrain from 
using Import Formats with Document Properties turned on. And if they forget 
to turn off this category, results are irreversible and the penalty is high 
(especially so when importing formats to a book with different chapters).

If you agree with this, perhaps sending Adobe specific feedback/requests 
will help fix this in future releases.

(Given the fragile nature of these fields, my recommendation is to use a PS 
text frame to define these fields, an approach which provides several other 
benefits outlined in my previous message. When using the PS text frame 
approach with FrameMaker 5.5.6 and 6.0, one doesn't get the expected 
results, however. This can be solved with the /IgnoreDOCINFO settings in 
the FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers.)


Shlomo Perets

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