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Hi all,

I am a junior Flare user and was quite satisfied with how I was doing so far, being able to find my way around whenever something did not work out as I expected. This was until I met this new and probably basic problem...

I defined different XREF properties in my stylesheet for 3 different media. Let's call these media:

• - HTML5
  - Normal_PDF
  - Smaller_PDF

Now, when I build a PDF target for Normal_PDF, the XREFs will display as defined in the Smaller_PDF medium. I made sure the target called the correct stylesheet and medium. I triple-checked my XREF styles for each medium. Nothing seems wrong there.

In my topics, the XREF are shown in the Smaller_PDF format even if the Medium is set to Normal_PDF in the XML editor and even if update cross-references from the Tools ribbon. I also noticed that the preview shown in the Edit Cross-Reference window uses the Smaller_PDF properties. It sure looks like Flare ignores my Normal medium! But why?

The XREFS used to preview and build fine when I set the target to use Normal_PDF, but that was before I created the Smaller_PDF medium. I don't recall changing anything else besides specifying the medium in my target (which was previously set to default). Should I have?

Any ideas on what I am missing?

Thanks!

Good news! I found the cause of my problem. It turns out I had to check the stylesheet once more… A misplaced } had my XREF styles removed from the Normal_PDF medium
I hope this thread can at least help another rookie one day!