Publishing text parameters

Question

So I am creating a generator with (3) boxes of text. I published the generator and all of the text parameters. In FCPX when I select and change a text parameter, it also changes the other two text parameters. "Course I don't want that. What step did I miss? I will appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! 

Answer 1

Revert to Saved lets you reopen your last saved version and erase all changes you have made since the last time you saved. It is very useful if you're experimenting and the experiment failed
Save as Template (actually: Publish Template) allows you to save your project as a Final Cut Pro generator if you created a New "Motion Project" from the startup dialog.
You can use a Motion Project to create a Final Cut Generator, or you can start a new Final Cut Generator from the beginning. They are *exactly* the same kind of project. The only difference is that the Final Cut Generator will be saved in a location specific for use in Final Cut, whereas a "plain" Motion Project can be saved anywhere on your system. The "other types" (Effects, Titles, and Transitions) will also be saved automatically in their respective locations required by Final Cut. The convenience is: you don't have to always find the appropriate path for yourself, Motion handles it.
Motion has other startup project types: Effects, which should be picked if you plan to alter the storyline images is some way (colorizing effects, for example); Titles, which should be picked if you are dealing with editable text for the storyline (your project could be developed as a Title effect);  and Transitions, which should be chosen if creating an effect that moves from one scene to another. What sets these three other types of project apart from a regular project or a generator is that you get "placeholders" that represent what is in the Final Cut Storyline when used as a template in that app. The applied placeholder (which looks like a Drop Zone, but is actually a different type of entity) is an interactive object with whatever else you develop. One difference between a Title and a Generator that uses text is: A Light object can actually cast light and shadows on the Title placeholder (the storyline in FCPX) whereas the use of a Light in a generator will have absolutely no effect on the storyline media — it will only affect the other objects in the generator (if applicable).
Don't be afraid to develop in these other types even if you are just starting out. (You can do whatever you like to the placeholders, just don't plug in any media -- they are meant to be filled with the storyline media in FCPX.) Picking the right type will make your development projects a lot more easy.