inconsistent color definitions

[a***@adobeforums.com]

Hi, all,

I have a problem concerning inconsistent color definitions when I print a book file on the Linux system.

The error message says:
Color definition: Color8 is inconsistent

This may relate to the fact that this .fm file is copied from Windows version FrameMaker file.

How can I solve the problem?

Thank you in advance for any help.
Alice

[T***@adobeforums.com]

The message means that a color named "Color8" is defined in
more than one of the files in the book, and that the definition
differs between the files. This could be highly undesirable if
the color is being used and you are doing color productions.
The remedy is to make all color definitions the same in all
files by importing color definitions to the entire book.
BTW, the message is a warning and should not prevent you from
printing the book.

If you're familiar with the files in the book, and you feel
confident that "Color8" is not used for anything important,
and you're not doing high-quality color productions, then:

1. In the book window, select all the files in the book.
2. In the book windows, select File > Import > Formats
3. Deselect everything except "color definitions"
4. At the top, select the file you copied from Windows in
"import from document"
5. Click "import"
6. Save all files and try printing again.

If you're not familiar with the files and you're not sure if
"Color8" could be used for anything important, you should
either consult with someone who designed the files, or at
least select one of the other files in the book to import
colors from. In this case, find a file in the book that contains
the color "Color8" (use View > Color > Definition). Once you've
found such a file, follow the instructions above and use this
file to import colors from.

Even better is if you have access to a template file for the
book that contains all definitions of formats. Then open that
file in FM and use it to import from.

[N***@adobeforums.com]

Watch the log to see which file is flagged as having an inconsistent colour, then open that file. Go to View > Colour > Definitions and try deleting the "inconsistent" colour: if it's used by anything, you'll get a warning.

If you save a problem file as .mif and examine it (carefully, because .mif files can be a bit sensitive) in a text editor, you can search for the string "Color8" and find out exactly where the colour is being used.

[j***@sanmina.com]

Post by N***@adobeforums.com
Watch the log to see which file is flagged as having an inconsistent colour, then open that file. Go to View > Colour > Definitions and try deleting the "inconsistent" colour: if it's used by anything, you'll get a warning.
If you save a problem file as .mif and examine it (carefully, because .mif files can be a bit sensitive) in a text editor, you can search for the string "Color8" and find out exactly where the colour is being used.

I realize this post was dated in 2008, but I noticed this seems to be a problem and folks are having trouble resolving this error. From what I discovered through painstaking research was that the color definition shown in the error report was defined differently than how it is defined in the chapter right before the named document. The message is not saying the problem is in the document listed, necessarily. In my case, the document listed and all subsequent documents had proper color definitions. However, I discovered that the color definition in the title page was off by a silly 1 point typo and because this document was listed first in my book, Frame assumes the rest must all match the first one. Once I fixed that first document, the error resolved. I started with a clean, blank Frame document and only pasted plain text. Therefore, the problem was not caused by importing or copying Word formatting, or text from any other source. Trying to delete this color definition from the named document and then importing the color definitions from other accurate documents didn't resolve the problem because the very first document had the issue, and again, not the document listed in the error report. Hope this helps others! It was a pain finding it!