that it becomes impossible to maintain. I had to consolidate
> @Adrianne: Thanks for your response. Rather than making variant objects for
> each of the graphics that I am changing, I want to use a variant for the
> linked file-object template so that the graphics just point to a different
> folder. From what I have found, these variants only resolve at publish time
> so that even if I filter a book for the variant I still see the base
> graphic in the editor.
> @Erica: Can you expand on how I could use publishing profiles to address
> this?
> @Miriam: Hopefully you'll see what I mean from the video that I sent you
> and you'll be able to tell me what I am doing wrong.
> Ben
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> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Adriane Rivka Bernstein <
> bernstein...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ben Hi,
> > There really is a very simple way to do this.
> > Graphic objects are so simple to variant.
> > Firstly because you have to do it in the library, whereas with topic
> > objects, you can make the mistake of creating a variant from within
> > the book.
> > Try this, locate the graphic object. Convert it to a variant first. In
> > the general tab add the release that this is applicable to.
> > Right click and add new variant. I also try and maintain my naming
> > convention, so I would give the new graphic the same name but add
> > _R2.3 for example.
> > Put the new graphic in the AIT data graphic folder.
> > Put in the correct name of the new file (I always use linked graphics
> > and not embedded).
> > In addition, in any topic object that I have a graphic variants, i
> > note this in the general tab as well.
> > Save the book, do the filter and the correct graphic will appear in
> > the topic.
> > Good luck and please don't hesitate to ask me for any further
> > assistance. BTW, I don't have to do anything to the publishing
> > profiles.
> > Regards
> > Rivka
> > On Jan 1, 1:32 pm, "Miriam Lottner" <mir...@tech-tav.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Ben,
> > > When I variant the entire file object template then filter the variants
> > as I
> > > work, the correct graphic show up. What exactly are you doing that it
> > only
> > > resolves at publish time?
> > > Did you use a variable in the path name and that only gets resolved at
> > > publish?
> > > I variant the entire file object template (new paths etc.) and so it
> > > resolves all the time while working and filtering.
> > > Tell me if I missed something in your explanation as to why this won't
> > work.
> > > Good luck,
> > > Miriam
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> > > From: Ben Mansheim [mailto:bmansh...@gmail.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 1:14 PM
> > > To: author-it-users@googlegroups.com
> > > Subject: [Author-it] Variants for file object templates
> > > Hi all,
> > > I am starting to play with using variants for file object templates to
> > > manage screenshots for different releases. My first impression is that
> > it is
> > > disconcerting to not be able to see the correct image for my version in
> > my
> > > topic because the variant only gets resolved on publish.
> > > Alternatives are:
> > > 1. Variant the file objects instead of the template - many file
> > objects
> > > 2. Somehow make the template point to the latest release as a
> > default
> > > * Each time I move to a new release, I would have to change the
> > base
> > > template to my new version folder and make a variant for the old version
> > > folder
> > > * When I change the base template, AIT would update all of my
> > images
> > > with that template
> > > * I would not be able to use the variant fallback paths because
> > only
> > > images that exist in the new version folder would display in the Editor
> > > Anyone else have any insights?
> > > Ben
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