8.9.5.1 Using openlink and gotolink markers

Use a FrameMaker gotolink or openlink marker to identify a hotspot, and type the reference string (the newlink name) as the marker text. Place the marker anywhere in the hotspot; the span of the hotspot is determined by the character format applied to text containing the marker. If no character format is applied, the entire paragraph becomes a hotspot; see §8.9.3 Creating hotspots for jumps and pop-ups in WinHelp.

Note:  Do not place any other markers within the hotspot area.

openlink

The syntax for openlink is ambiguous. The FrameMaker Hypertext dialog says it is:

openlink filename:linkname

which could mean either:

openlink [filename:]linkname

(link name required, file name optional) which is how gotolink works, or:

openlink filename[:linkname]

(file name required, link name optional) which is how openlink works.

gotolink

Use gotolink for targets within the same FrameMaker file:

gotolink refstring

Use openlink only for targets that are not in the current FrameMaker file:

openlink filename:refstring

Include the file extension with the name of the file that contains the target. For example:

openlink chap2.fm:redwoods

How to insert markers

To insert openlink, gotolink, and newlink markers, see §34.1.2 Using markers to add links and instructions.

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