I should add that this file is part of the same project involved in my previous question about clumps of missing pages (Headers missing . . . now pages missing). I was able to go back a few states (copies of revised files) and start over.
This does raise a workflow problem. I am not only designing and formatting the file, but I am editing it. Edits that I enter from notes, corrections, additions,etc. that I have either on paper or emails, I can enter, and keep a paper record of what was done when. So going back to a previous state might require confirming the these corrections were made, but that's not a big deal. However, as I format, and I edit, I have no record of these. Like many editors, this is not a linear process (i.e., I got through page 97 on Wednesday): I end up jumping around. There is no way to easily check this. So going back a few states was great in terms of formatting and design, but for editing, I ended up having to start on page 1 and work my way through page 566!
The obvious and general answer is to avoid those things that lead to file corruption. Easy in Word. In InDesign, I can successfully avoid rendering all frame movement impossible (a bug that "all versions of InDesign have"); but this problem (missing pages) is one that no one seems to have an answer for and I am not going to spend 30 days stuck with Adobe InDesign Customer/Technical Support . . . the time it took to "fix" the immovable frames problem . . . only to be told that:
- the InDesign instructions are inccorect (regarding linked master pages)
- all versions of InDesign have this bug
Walton
