Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

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6 total messages Started by Mats Broberg Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00

#1771

Author: Mats Broberg
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:00

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Hi,

FM 8.04, Win XP.

When creating two anchored frames (set to "Float" and "Top of column") in the body text, where Anchor A is a couple of lines above above Anchor B in the text, Frame B is actually displayed on the same page and Frame A on the next page.

Is this behavior typical for floats in FM? Sure, I had expected that the frames were floated, but that the anchor order was respected.

Thanks,
Mats

Re: Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

#1777

Author: Mats Broberg
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:33

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Arnis,

Clarification: _Both_ frames are set to "Float" and "Top of column".

/Mats

Re: Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

#1780

Author: Arnis_Gubins
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:13

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Mats,

IIRC, the float option specifies that the frame can move to the next
column that can physically hold it. So this functionality is also
dependent upon the frame and column size, not just the order of the
frames. I also believe that the top/bottom settings have priority over
the float setting (as by it's nature, the user has stated that they
don't care where this frame ends up).

In your example, with the second frame being set to top of column,
this takes away room from the second frame set to float, so it
migrates to the next available column that it can fit in.

Re: Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

#1781

Author: Arnis_Gubins
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:31

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Mats,

I've tried to duplicate this behaviour and the only time it seems to get out of synch is when a multi-column setup is being used and some of the frames span columns, while other don't. 

Is this your situation - columns and different-sized frames?

Re: Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

#1785

Author: Mats Broberg
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:48

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Arnis,

My situation is a one-column, one text flow publication with images of column width size. So it's a pretty straight-forward setup.

/Mats

Re: Anchor order for floats not the same as positioned frames?

#1788

Author: Arnis_Gubins
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:15

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Mats,

Sorry, but I can't duplicate that kind of behaviour in a single-column
configuration. Are the sizes of the frames identical? What percentage
of the text frame do these floating anchored frames occupy, i..e if
you turn off float, do both fit on the same page? Does this
consistently happen anywhere in the document or just this one
location? What happens when you insert another (smaller) floating
frame in between the two? Have you tried a MIF wash to see if there's
any sort of minor corruption?

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