Here's the test topic I created to hold the conref targets. Not all elements have IDs (we were experimenting a lot), but the one I'm focusing on for my test is the last <link> element with the ID "SEATCONTROLS-75F44A46". This is the target I'm trying to conref.

And here is the topic in which I am trying to create the conref. I eventually got it created (what you see below is valid) through very manual editing (i.e. edit XML source). I check out this topic from Pub Mgr. It opens in Arbortext 6.0. I go to insert markup (<link> element), and select conref from the Arbortext modify attributes dialog. I am not able to select the target from the other topic in that conref dialog.

This screencap is a hot mess, but basically:

[upperleft] Arbortext 6.0 Editor showing checked-out topic where I am adding a link element, then

[lowerleft] Arbortext modify atts dialog where I select conref [...], which launches

[upperright] LCA insert conref browser, where I select a topic and click the [...] button, which launches

[lowerright] LCA "select" dialog (all elements with an ID)

Here is where any elements "in context" should display a gray background, but none do.

[lowerright] LCA "locate" pops up with this when I click "Seat Controls" anyway.