Variable not recognised as a placeable

Question

I have more than one TM in my project. One of the TMs includes a variable list. 
 When the TM with a variable list is the first TM in the project settings, then the variables are recognised as placeables (they are shown with a blue underline). 
 When the TM with a variable list is not the first TM, then the variables are not recognised as placeables. 
 Can anyone reproduce this problem? Or is it unique to me? 
 Regards, 
 Bruce

Paul · Answer

Hi Bruce, 
 
This is just how it works. The first TM is always used for language resources otherwise you could end up with conflicting information. It would be good if the language resources were not attached to the TM at all, but instead they were an independent resource used across all TMs on the project for example. But this is just how Studio works. 
 
So no, it's not unique to you. But it's also not a problem, it's just the way it works. 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

Paul · Answer

I guess the only way we'll get to the bottom of this is to see the files you're working on and the empty TM with the variables list you wish to use. Can you share them? If you can drop me an email. 
 
Thanks 
 
Paul

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Variable not recognised as a placeable