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I would say not, then. Flare is on my system only, and I wouldn't have turned on source control.

I don't think I am using source control, but if you can stand a hideously stupid question, how would I know if source control was activated?

When I renamed the project, I didn't expect the old folder to hang around along with the new folder.

I got a question about updating the links, and I selected yes to update the links.

Good question. It's the one that is represented graphically by the image of a folder.

I thought I knew how to do this, but now I have this.
I thought I deleted the whole "Copy of" project when I renamed it.

Wha hoppen?

If we die like this, our positions are going to be awfully hard to explain. GRIN.

KevinDAmery wrote: Fingers crossed...

And toes -- and whatever else I can find.

Well, poop. That explains some of the problems I am having. Thanks for jumping in, however. I need all the help I can get.

I have lots of questions and insatiable curiosity about Flare. Very powerful yet quirky. I don't like to overstay my welcome with 10 questions shotgunned all over the place. I like to carefully aim and word my queries. But I will make Senior. GRIN.

Thank you, Laura, as usual.

Hey, I have made it to Propeller Head!

I am trying to create one stylesheet for ALL projects instead of creating separate stylesheets for each project.

Is this even possible?

Thanks, Lisa, I'll try it.

Before trying to learn style sheets, I thought I would simply format a document locally. Not as simple as I thought. I tried selecting the entire document and changing the font. That really didn't work very well. Then I tried numbered line by line. That works but is very cumbersome and time ...

amberlink wrote:perhaps a flare editor for dummies (or more to the point, non flare developers) would be useful.

Perhaps a Flare editor for technical writers and editors. Grin.

doc_guy wrote:Which copy and paste thing? The one where you lose formatting if you paste from Word? I hear rumors that that particular issue is being addressed for a future release, but official confirmation won't come until the product ships...

I think that's the "thing" to which I'm referring, yes.

I'm finding the XML editor really hard to use.


Me, too. There is a steep -- but worthwhile -- learning curve, from what I have read.

I have registered for a free online demonstration of Flare this Monday. I am hoping for a few pointers.

It feels as though I am butting my head against the wall ...